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We get trapped in thinking about utopias and dystopias as a binary rather than two ends of a spectrum. Both extremes present static images of the future that capture a distinct point in time. When we reframe them as a spectrum, we open up new possibilities for stories that lie in between. Not only does that allow for more nuanced and blended vision... See more

Learn about the web3 builders who are solving coordination failures and creating a more regenerative infrastructure for the world using Ethereum. Take the Green Pill!

That act of industrial design is a natural skill that is innate in Indigenous creatives and designers and passing this knowledge on to future generations is grounded in who we are. 

Climate change, Covid and conflict; an increasingly dispersed multi-generational workforce that is crying out for meaning and belonging: The unrelenting pace of these leadership challenges is demanding an evolution in organizational thinking in response.

Decolonization of industrial design must be the first step in order to make space for Indigenization in industrial design. Indigenizing industrial design allows space for Indigenous Designers to create products and solutions that are rooted in Indigenous Knowledge, for and with their communities. Indigenizing industrial design can help develop gene... See more

The Circular Economy—Designing for longevity and reuse of materials beyond the first use

3 Key Stakeholder Groups — All peoples, all non-humans, all planet — expanding human-centred design’s stakeholders from just ‘business and target users’ to ‘all peoples (across the supply chain, related communities, and ‘invisible’ humans), all non-humans, and all planet’

The regenerative model is based on the idea that humans, as the dominant force on the planet, learn to be more like the non-human nature systems, learning from the wisdom of life and applying these ideas to the practices of cultural change. A critical principle of life is there is no such thing as waste in nature; everything is broken down and cycl... See more

Industrial Design operates within a capitalistic system. Industrial Designers create things to be made, purchased, and used by consumers. In the end, this exchange most frequently benefits the corporations and other entities who hold power…