We’re here for the first day of Design for Planet, which is also being broadcast digitally! Stay tuned for updates and highlights
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Design Council CEO Minnie Moll introduces the festival and says the aim is to instil a sense of “urgency and hope” around the issue of the climate crisis.
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The festival can be streamed here: designcouncil.org.uk/our-mis…
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The first keynote speaker, 21-year old climate justice activist Daze Aghaji, talks about her journey into activism and highlights the difference between businesses that use partnerships with climate groups to greenwash, and those who really want to make a change.
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In virtual room 1, Studio Morrama founder Jo Barnard and founding member of Urge Collective Alexia Sommer explain the eight acts of the Design Declares manifesto and the toolkit of resources that designers can access.
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In the main room, Designing for Regenerative Cultures author Daniel Christian Wahl discusses the negative impacts of having “myopic, carbon-focussed climate discussions” and questions: “how can we design to creates conditions conducive to life?”
Nov 8, 2022 · 11:44 AM UTC
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For those who couldn't join the virtual talks due to them being at full capacity, the recordings will go live on the Design for Planet site today.
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We'll now take a short break from posting and resume at 2:30pm during the Marc Buckley's talk on how to apply circular design principles. Catch a few of the other Design for Planet talks in the meantime!
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's strategic design director Marc Buckley says designers should aim to treat "the root cause" of waste rather than the symptoms, adding that sometimes designers need to "widen the scope of what they’re designing to create a circular outcome".
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