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- A flow for thinking about regenerative infrastructureA final post this week to draw together the long form posts into a simple flow. Across these posts I’ve explored how infrastructure shapes the metabolism of the …
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- Turning the Kalideascope — generating ideas for regenerative infrastructureIn yesterday’s post we looked at mindsets that might shape a brief for regenerative infrastructure. But once we have the brief established, the next challenge is to have …
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- Is infrastructure alive? — Three mindsets shifts for regenerative infrastructure designOne of my favourite books of 2025 was Robert MacFarlane’s Is a River Alive? and it has been at the forefront of my mind as I try to …
- Three tests for regenerative infrastructurePulling together the threads from this week’s posts so far on infrastructure, discussions about regenerative infrastructure often confuse three distinct factors: Untangling these questions can help us gain …
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- Infrastructure for the sprint or the long runIn yesterday’s post I said good system design in infrastructure is not enough. We can have an efficient, well structured and resilient system that still contributes to life …
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- Good system design is not enoughGood system design is not enough In regenerative design we spend a lot of time thinking about systems. What is the system of construction? How does it work? …
- A new cohort for Lab alumniNext week we begin a new experiment at the Regenerative Design Lab: we are starting our first alumni cohort. Cohort 7 will be for returning practitioners — engineers …
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- 200 new Pattern Books please
So this happened over Christmas – we sold out of the Pattern Book for Regenerative Design. In fact we sold … - Fellowship completeJust sharing some news of a big milestone in this work: the Commissioners have signed off the final report for …
- Big news — Cohort 6 Applications for the Regenerative Design Lab are now open
Our big news this week is that the application process is now open for Cohort 6 of the Regenerative Design …Continue reading “Big news — Cohort 6 Applications for the Regenerative Design Lab are now open”
- Field notes: trying on the Systems Change Lab for size
Last week I had the privilege of facilitating an afternoon session for the Engineers Without Borders UK Systems Change Lab …Continue reading “Field notes: trying on the Systems Change Lab for size”
- Starting to see the systemYesterday we kicked off our new introduction to regenerative design, ‘Seeing the System’. The premise is simple: seeing more clearly …
- Pattern book field notes – action learning and continuous place-based design
This week I took my copy of the Pattern Book to Cambridge. (Its second visit: in July I dropped it …Continue reading “Pattern book field notes – action learning and continuous place-based design”