Quick Guide to Sustainable Design Strategies

“If something is not designed in accordance with circular economy principles, it is not professional, responsible design—it is malpractice.”

The design world reinvents assumptions and recombines ideas to turn “What if?” and “How might we?” into “What we can do.” Design thinking will be critical in taking the world of Collaborative Consumption out of the realm of possibilities and into real workable solutions, solutions that fulfill our consumer whims, desires, and unarticulated needs, b

Might a circular economy afford new ways of collaborating, sharing and commoning resources?

What would everyday life be like within a truly circular economy?

What are some of the design challenges in transitioning from a linear economy to a circular economy?

Design for systems change: This strategy covers the whole spectrum of value creation for both biological and technical cycles and refers to design thinking in complex systems as a whole and between its parts to target problems and find innovative solutions.81