Worldviews: Sustainability to Regeneration
Explore transformative approaches to global challenges through integrative science and design thinking.
Explore transformative approaches to global challenges through integrative science and design thinking.
Embark on a transformative journey from sustainability to regeneration in this groundbreaking course. Combining scientific reasoning with design thinking, you'll explore new approaches to address complex global challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss. Learn to navigate complexity, embrace uncertainty, and develop a holistic worldview that sees humans as part of nature's web. Through case studies from diverse regions, you'll gain practical insights into sustainability transitions across different contexts. This course emphasizes hands-on learning, encouraging you to engage with your local bioregion and develop skills in systemic design, resilience assessment, and transdisciplinary research.
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What you'll learn
Understand the evolution from sustainability to regenerative approaches in addressing global challenges
Analyze and critique dominant worldviews that drive current global systems
Apply systems thinking and design methodologies to complex environmental and social issues
Develop skills in resilience assessment and circularity mapping for sustainable systems
Practice transdisciplinary research methods to bridge science and design
Engage in biomimicry and nature-inspired design principles
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Module Description
This course is the first in a series on Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (DRRS), focusing on expanding worldviews and reframing our approach to complex global challenges. It introduces participants to the concept of regeneration as an evolution of sustainability, emphasizing the need for active restoration of ecosystems while transforming economies to be more circular and just. The curriculum combines scientific knowledge with design thinking, offering a synergistic approach to addressing complex issues. Key topics include understanding dominant and alternative worldviews, exploring the roots of sustainability and pathways to regeneration, and learning tools to reframe complexity and uncertainty. The course features case studies from diverse regions like Norway, France, Italy, and Spain, providing comparative insights into sustainability transitions across different contexts. Participants will engage in practical exercises, including visual mapping techniques like Gigamapping, and are encouraged to interact with their local bioregion. The course emphasizes developing skills in systemic design, resilience assessment, circularity mapping, and transdisciplinary research.
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Systems-Oriented Designer and Architect
Justyna Swat is a systems-oriented designer and trained architect currently serving as a lecturer at the École nationale supérieure de création industrielle (ENSCI–Les Ateliers) in Paris. She is the founder of TinyLabs, a design initiative focused on innovative solutions for sustainability, and a design associate at the MonViso Institute, a real-world laboratory dedicated to sustainability transitions and regenerative design. Swat holds a strong commitment to informed design for innovation and systems change, utilizing technology and science to support creative problem-solving. Since 2014, she has been actively involved in teaching at ENSCI–Les Ateliers, where she shares her expertise in design thinking and sustainable practices. Her work emphasizes the importance of collaboration across disciplines to address complex challenges in contemporary society. Additionally, she initiated POC21, a hardware innovation camp for climate solutions during the UN’s COP21 Summit in Paris, bringing together a diverse group of makers and designers to prototype sustainable technologies. Through her multifaceted approach to design and education, Justyna Swat aims to foster positive impact and navigate the complexities of modern environmental issues.
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Advocate for Regenerative Design and Sustainability
Daniel Christian Wahl is a prominent author, consultant, educator, and activist known for his work in regenerative design and sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in Natural Design and has dedicated his career to catalyzing transformative innovation in the face of converging crises. Wahl is the author of the influential book Designing Regenerative Cultures, which presents a framework for creating cultures and systems that actively contribute to ecological and social regeneration. His extensive experience includes teaching capacity-building workshops on sustainability issues and advising various organizations, including the United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITAR) and the British Government's UK Foresight.
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