Living systems and regenerative thinking

The Story of the Place

The story of place as a context serves multiple purposes:

First, history has shown that we will not sustain the will needed to make and maintain the needed changes, day after day, without evoking the spirit of caring that comes from a deep connection to place. A clear cultural narrative is needed to convey the connection to a

Aspects of a regenerative approach to design

• Understanding the master pattern of place

• Translating the patterns into design guidelines and conceptual design

• Ongoing feedback – a conscious process of learning and participation through action, reflection and dialogue

If the process of transformative change is the greatest barrier standing in the way of achieving a sustainable condition, it seems the aspect of ‘how one changes’ should be of great interest to the design and building community.

-Bill Reed

there are two different kinds of change: one that occurs within a given system which itself remains unchanged, and one whose occurrence changes the system itself. (Watzlawick et al., 1980, quoted in Sterling, 2003)