## work *I help organisations navigate complexity – from strategy to implementation. My work blends systems thinking with hands-on experience, from the Mercator study on digital civil society to the NetZeroCities (NZC) programme, and digital product management at GovMind, where I shaped market strategy for their procurement tool, MIRA.* <div style="width: 400px; display: flex; background-color: #f0f0f0; padding: 0.5rem; border-bottom: 2px solid #212121; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: sans-serif;"> <!-- TEXT SECTION --> <div style="flex: 1;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.1;">should i exist</h2> <p style="margin: 0.3rem 0; font-size: 0.65rem; line-height: 1.2;"> critical project created for SCAR-ID, embodies the spirit of Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality </p> <a href="https://joaotbarroso.com/Site/work/circular+design+workshop" style="color: #212121; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.7rem;">see more →</a> </div> </div> <div style="width: 400px; display: flex; background-color: #f0f0f0; padding: 0.5rem; border-bottom: 2px solid #212121; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: sans-serif;"> <!-- TEXT SECTION --> <div style="flex: 1;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.1;">should i exist</h2> <p style="margin: 0.3rem 0; font-size: 0.65rem; line-height: 1.2;"> critical project created for SCAR-ID, embodies the spirit of Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality </p> <a href="https://joaotbarroso.com/Site/work/circular+design+workshop" style="color: #212121; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.7rem;">see more →</a> </div> </div> <div style="width: 400px; display: flex; background-color: #f0f0f0; padding: 0.5rem; border-bottom: 2px solid #212121; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: sans-serif;"> <!-- TEXT SECTION --> <div style="flex: 1;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.1;">should i exist</h2> <p style="margin: 0.3rem 0; font-size: 0.65rem; line-height: 1.2;"> critical project created for SCAR-ID, embodies the spirit of Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality </p> <a href="https://joaotbarroso.com/Site/work/circular+design+workshop" style="color: #212121; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.7rem;">see more →</a> </div> </div> ## thinking *I help organisations navigate complexity – from strategy to implementation. My work blends systems thinking with hands-on experience, from the Mercator study on digital civil society to the NetZeroCities (NZC) programme, and digital product management at GovMind, where I shaped market strategy for their procurement tool, MIRA.* <div style="width: 400px; display: flex; background-color: #ebe5e4; padding: 0.5rem; border-bottom: 2px solid #173aff; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: sans-serif;"> <!-- TEXT SECTION --> <div style="flex: 1;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.1;">should i exist</h2> <p style="margin: 0.3rem 0; font-size: 0.65rem; line-height: 1.2;"> critical project created for SCAR-ID, embodies the spirit of Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality </p> <a href="https://joaotbarroso.com/Site/work/circular+design+workshop" style="color: #173aff; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.7rem;">see more →</a> </div> </div> <div style="width: 400px; display: flex; background-color: #ebe5e4; padding: 0.5rem; border-bottom: 2px solid #173aff; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: sans-serif;"> <!-- TEXT SECTION --> <div style="flex: 1;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.1;">should i exist</h2> <p style="margin: 0.3rem 0; font-size: 0.65rem; line-height: 1.2;"> critical project created for SCAR-ID, embodies the spirit of Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality </p> <a href="https://joaotbarroso.com/Site/work/circular+design+workshop" style="color: #173aff; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.7rem;">see more →</a> </div> </div> <div style="width: 400px; display: flex; background-color: #ebe5e4; padding: 0.5rem; border-bottom: 2px solid #173aff; box-sizing: border-box; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: sans-serif;"> <!-- TEXT SECTION --> <div style="flex: 1;"> <h2 style="margin: 0; font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.1;">should i exist</h2> <p style="margin: 0.3rem 0; font-size: 0.65rem; line-height: 1.2;"> critical project created for SCAR-ID, embodies the spirit of Ivan Illich’s concept of conviviality </p> <a href="https://joaotbarroso.com/Site/work/circular+design+workshop" style="color: #173aff; font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.7rem;">see more →</a> </div> </div>