Caroline van der Weerdt

Caroline van der Weerdt is a senior consultant and program lead at TNO, working at the intersection of human behaviour, technology and societal transitions. She leads international innovation projects in areas including digitalisation, energy and sustainable food systems. Her work focuses on bringing together diverse perspectives and creating the conditions in which innovation delivers meaningful value for people and society. As a member of the Just Art WP1 team, Caroline contributes to the development of the Just Art framework. In her role as artistic liaison, she helps bring together perspectives from systems and policy, lived experience, and artistic practice. Through this work, she supports collaboration across different forms of knowledge, language, and meaning-making in relation to climate justice. Her professional work is complemented by her artistic practice as chair of Stichting Alter à Go, a performance collective exploring diversity, inclusion and social themes through public interaction and imagination. Her recent publications include “Bridging the Disconnect between Practice and System: The ‘Just Transition Pathway’ as a Tool for Steering Practical Solutions towards More Systemic Impact” (Van der Weerdt et al. 2026).