{"id":1976,"date":"2026-05-18T10:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T10:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/?page_id=1976"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:13:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:13:20","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-accent-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-73128380 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Illiteracy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.75\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>Did you know that 2.5 million people aged 16 and older have difficulty with reading, writing and\/or arithmetic. That is 18% of all people in the Netherlands. So about 1 in 6 people.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Rotterdam this is 19%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lezenenschrijven.nl\/wat-doen-wij\/oplossing-voor-je-vraagstuk\/basisvaardigheden-zicht\">https:\/\/www.lezenenschrijven.nl\/wat-doen-wij\/oplossing-voor-je-vraagstuk\/basisvaardigheden-zicht<\/a><sub>)<\/sub>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When talking about the so-called low basic skills (reading, writing and digital) this is 1 in 3  in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/y1vExyM39o0\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/y1vExyM39o0<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For people who have difficulty reading and writing, it is an extra challenge to understand bills, apply for benefits and keep up with administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Niet-kunnen-lezen-e1769504038177-810x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Niet-kunnen-lezen-e1769504038177-810x1024.png 810w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Niet-kunnen-lezen-e1769504038177-237x300.png 237w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Niet-kunnen-lezen-e1769504038177-768x971.png 768w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Niet-kunnen-lezen-e1769504038177-1215x1536.png 1215w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Niet-kunnen-lezen-e1769504038177.png 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research originated from two intertwined motivations. The first is personal: a desire to contribute meaningfully to the lives of people who struggle with reading and writing, a reality I know intimately through my father. The second is professional and methodological: a deliberate effort to reconnect with material, visual, and experiential forms of making within the context of a Master Design research trajectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Research question<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote alignfull has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family wp-block-paragraph\">&#8221; <strong>How can participatory design be used to create inclusive, empathy-driven experiences that challenge literacy-based exclusion and empower non-literate individuals as co-creators of knowledge and social change?<\/strong>&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Working-together-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Working-together-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Working-together-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Working-together-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Working-together-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Working-together.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcast-2-27-January-2026-09.05.12-colour-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcast-2-27-January-2026-09.05.12-colour-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcast-2-27-January-2026-09.05.12-colour-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcast-2-27-January-2026-09.05.12-colour-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcast-2-27-January-2026-09.05.12-colour-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcast-2-27-January-2026-09.05.12-colour-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Podcast-2-27-January-2026-09.05.12-colour-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Why_Literacy_Is_A_Design_Flaw.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Podcast about this research (UK)*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Laaggeletterdheid_is_een_collectieve_ontwerpfout.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Short Podcast in Dutch about this research (NL)*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><sub>*Generated by AI<\/sub><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speelbord-v12-20-maart-2026-voor-website-1024x618.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speelbord-v12-20-maart-2026-voor-website-1024x618.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speelbord-v12-20-maart-2026-voor-website-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speelbord-v12-20-maart-2026-voor-website-768x463.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speelbord-v12-20-maart-2026-voor-website-1536x926.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Speelbord-v12-20-maart-2026-voor-website-2048x1235.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-b\/\">Go to game UK<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-b\/values-research-v12-uk-phone\/\">Go to values<br>research UK<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/\">Go to game NL<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/waardenonderzoek-telefoon-v12-nl\/\">Go to values research NL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Team-or-not-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Team-or-not-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Team-or-not-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Team-or-not-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Team-or-not-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Team-or-not-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Team-or-not-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-base-2-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-color:#D5E0F0;border-top-left-radius:17px;border-top-right-radius:17px;border-bottom-left-radius:17px;border-bottom-right-radius:17px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tanja-2024-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1278 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tanja-2024-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tanja-2024-909x1024.jpg 909w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tanja-2024-768x865.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Tanja-2024.jpg 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m a lecturer at the Bachelor of Applied Data Science &amp; Artificial intelligence by day, studying at the Master Design at night, and this is my website. I live in Rijswijk, have a great cat named Guusje, and I love to read and play tennis. (And gettin&#8217; camping with our electrical camper.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tanja Ubert<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/blog\/\">Blog<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/introduction\/\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/\">Master Design Research<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/lessons-learned\/\">Lessons learned<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/literature-sources\/\">Literature &amp; sources<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/about-the-reseacher\/\">About the researcher<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/research-how-can-participatory-design-be-used-to-create-inclusive-empathy-driven-experiences-that-challenge-literacy-based-exclusion-and-empower-non-literate-individuals-as-co-creators-of-knowledge\/\">Participatory design research<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/research\/\">The Research Process<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/research\/lexicon\/\">Lexicon<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/game-living-without-letters-v12-laptop\/\">Spel Leven zonder letters (a)<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/game-living-without-letters-v12-laptop\/brief\/\">Brief<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/game-living-without-letters-v12-laptop\/doolhof\/\">Doolhof<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/game-living-without-letters-v12-laptop\/formulier-laptop\/\">Formulier<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/game-living-without-letters-v12-laptop\/taakkaarten-v12-laptop\/\">Taakkaarten<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/game-living-without-letters-v12-laptop\/waarden-onderzoek-laptop-v12-nl\/\">Waardenonderzoek<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/\">Spel leven zonder letters (b)<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/brief-telefoon\/\">Brief<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/doolhof-telefoon\/\">Doolhof<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/formulier-telefoon\/\">Formulier<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/taakkaarten-v12-telefoon\/\">Taakkaarten<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/spel-leven-zonder-letters-v12-telefoon\/waardenonderzoek-telefoon-v12-nl\/\">Waardenonderzoek<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-a\/\">Living without letters (a)<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-a\/form\/\">Form<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-a\/letter\/\">Letter<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-a\/maze-v12-laptop\/\">Maze<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-a\/task-cards-v12-laptop-uk\/\">Task cards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/masterdesign.ubertconcepts.nl\/livingatlas\/index.php\/master-design\/living-without-letters-v12-uk-a\/values-research-laptop-v12-uk\/\">Values research<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child \"><a 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