We build tools and make them public. Some grow out of client work — solving a problem that turns out to be bigger than one organization. Others we build on our own time, driven by public need or problems we encounter ourselves.
Either way, they aren't side projects. They're built to the same standard as everything we deliver: tested in real environments, designed to last, and made available to the institutions and communities that need them.
This is how we practice what we preach: impact funded by profit, not charity.
Tools
Partijplein
partijplein.nl
An innovative platform making Dutch election programs more accessible through AI technology. Users can read party positions in simplified Dutch or various other languages using AI-powered semantic search.
ZonOpJeBakkes
zonopjebakkes.nl
A web and native app that helps users find sun-soaked terraces across the Netherlands. What started as an Amsterdam-focused initiative grew into a nationwide platform with over 3,500 user-contributed terraces, featured on national television, radio, and newspapers.
Rechtlezer
rechtlezer.nl
A Chrome extension that automatically adds an interactive table of contents to every court ruling on Rechtspraak.nl. Makes lengthy legal documents easier to navigate for legal professionals, students, and citizens alike.
Fluenta
getfluenta.com
A personalized language learning platform that adapts to your level and goals. Born from our work on digital literacy with Dutch public libraries, Fluenta uses AI to create tailored learning paths with an intelligent assistant that combines text with relevant visual aids.
Evenschuilen
evenschuilen.nl
Combined open datasets to identify surfaces beneath which you can find shelter. Set up a pipeline that runs these calculations automatically for any region in the Netherlands. Built an intuitive map-first user interface that shows you the best shelters near you.
Social Initiatives
Brillenbus
A mobile optician service working to prevent learning delays by addressing visual poverty early. The Brillenbus visits schools to screen students, helping to identify those who need vision care. The initiative aims to give every child a fair chance at education by ensuring they have access to proper eye care, regardless of their background or financial situation.
How our public tools come to be
Our tools tend to follow one of two paths:
From client work
We build for a specific client and context.
A pipeline, a framework, a component — designed to solve a real problem in a real organization.
We recognize what's reusable.
Some solutions address challenges that many institutions share, but that no one has built open infrastructure for.
We generalize and release.
We strip out client-specific logic, document thoroughly, and publish. The tool becomes shared infrastructure.
From our own initiative
Some problems don't come with a client attached. We encounter them ourselves, or hear about them enough times that we decide to build. These tools start from the same place — a real need, a gap no one is filling — but we fund the work ourselves and build on our own time.
Either way, the result is the same: public tools grounded in reality, not built on assumptions about what people might need.
What's coming
We're currently working on tools in the following areas:
- Open frameworks for institutional AI governance
- Reusable data pipelines for public health data
- Training materials for AI literacy in public institutions
Why we do this
The institutions working on society's hardest problems often have the smallest technology budgets. Open tools help level that playing field, not with charity, but with infrastructure that works because it was built from real use.
Every tool on this page exists because someone encountered a problem worth solving for everyone.