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The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design
A practice guide for engineers (and other humans)
Launches 12 June 2025 (with a pre-release on May 11th for mailing list subscribers.
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A six-month transformational programme for leaders and future leaders to develop and apply regenerative thinking
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The blog: For Engineers (and other humans)
Oliver’s daily(ish) blog on creativity, regenerative design and practical philosophy drawn from across my teaching, writing and collaborations. Sign up for Oliver’s weekly digest by clicking here and choosing the appropriate button.
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- Feels like magicSomething that feels like magic is happening. This week I’ve been shipping pre-orders of the Pattern Book for Regenerative Design to Canada, the USA, Switzerland, Denmark, Lithuania , …
- The song of the riverIn this sequence of posts I’m collecting questions that can help me build a regenerative design palette. In regenerative design we use the living world as a design …
- Six foot slugsI get asked this question all the time. I present an example of a scheme or an initiative in which engineers have developed a glimpse of the future …
- A wobbly table on the non-flat surface of the realityThe faster trees grow, the straighter they tend to be. Compare the straight spears of fast-growing bamboo with the twisting boughs of old oak in ancient woodland. The …
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- The circumference of a circle of infinite radiusI rounded off last week’s posts with a number of questions for investigating systems in the living world. Answering these questions can help us develop a palette of …
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- Building my regenerative professional paletteI don’t really have a professional palette for regenerative design like I do for structural design. Or at least I don’t think I do. But what I realise …
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- Compound aggregating regenerative food extrusion device — for 25 pence.The device comes in a tiny package, no more than 1cm long and less than that wide — a hundredth of its final size. No buttons. No charging …
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Field notes from our training courses and news about what we are up to at Constructivist.
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This week we ran an online session in our Critical Thinking series exploring a topic not usually found in professional training … - From Ideas to Evidence — testing early concepts in structural design
This week marked the final session in our Introduction to Conceptual Design for Structural Engineers series, where we moved from generating ideas …Continue reading “From Ideas to Evidence — testing early concepts in structural design”
- The Map Room – mapping systems, horizons, and change
This week we ran The Map Room, the second workshop in our Critical Thinking for Engineers (and Other Humans) programme. If the …Continue reading “The Map Room – mapping systems, horizons, and change”
- What to Do When You’re Stuck – Turning the Kalideascope in Conceptual Design
This week, we delivered Session 3 of our Introduction to Conceptual Design for Structural Engineers, part of the ongoing programme …Continue reading “What to Do When You’re Stuck – Turning the Kalideascope in Conceptual Design”
- Exploring Ecosystem Intelligence in Design and Critical Thinking
This week, we delivered the next module in our Critical Thinking series: Ecosystem Intelligence. As we navigate ever more complex …Continue reading “Exploring Ecosystem Intelligence in Design and Critical Thinking”
- Join us for the London launch of The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design
We’re delighted to announce the London launch event for The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design — happening on Wednesday 19th June, 6–7.30pm at the …Continue reading “Join us for the London launch of The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design”