The word “Regenerative” is quite the buzz these days. It tends to get thrown out casually in lieu of “sustainable.” But what does it really mean? Join Joel Glanzberg, Genell Zuciya and Joel Krieger to find out.
To create a design with true sustainability, considerations must extend far beyond green materials, and energy efficiency. Designers must be able to see the whole living ecosystem—and proceed with their work from that more humbling perspective. Regenerative design & development represents a fundamental shift in how we think and how we work. It positions humans as co-creative and mutually-evolving participants in an ecosystem. Based on the premise that we cannot make the outer transformations to create a sustainable world without making inner transformations, Regenerative Design is a deep dive into a new way of seeing and thinking about one’s work.
This session will help members begin to understand what regenerative development is, how it is different from sustainability, how and why it works, and how you can incorporate the fundamental principles into your practice.
“Remembering Our Pattern Mind: We are out of touch with reality because we are lost in our heads, arguing over abstract concepts when experience surrounds us. This disconnection from ourselves and the rest of the living world is the source of our problems that hold us captive repeating the same degenerative cycles. Reconnecting with our oldest human art of traditional tracking/wayfinding we can remember to focus on the patterns of living processes behind the static tracks and structures they left in passing. Just as these letters are static, yet you are reading the movements of my mind that left them. We will explore the implications of regenerating our pattern minds for designing regenerative actions to regenerate the living world.”
What you’ll take away:
- A new understanding of regenerative development and why it matters.
- Practical ways to integrate regenerative thinking into your work.
- A shift in perspective—from seeing parts to stewarding whole living systems.