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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.
The Regenerative Design Lab
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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- Fowl play
Good luck, little ducks. This looks like an uneven playing field. - It’s hard to win at poker by playing chessComplicated systems are like chess: we know the rules, and with some calculation, we can work out the best possible move. Complex systems are like poker: we know …
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- Canvas and Twill — the patterns for two new short courses in regenerative designMore and more design teams are committing to regenerative principles and goals in their projects. This is very promising. But it also raises the question, how do upskill …
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- Field notes: the Kalideascope meets the Ambition Loop
This week I was invited to run an afternoon session for the Engineers Without Borders UK Systems Change Lab at their event in Glasgow. This event is part …Continue reading “Field notes: the Kalideascope meets the Ambition Loop”
- Absurd fruit saladMy recent food harvesting metaphor keeps on bearing fruit! I arrive at a workshop to see a buffet of fruit. Tasty, but I wager none of it is …
- No food on the trolleyA blog-writing gift from the universe. A moment after I submitted my last post, the customer service attendant on the train came past and apologised that they didn’t …
- Abundance!Close your laptop. Postpone your meetings! For something amazing is happening in the hedgerows in the south of Britain. You may have noticed that they are laden with …
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Field notes from our training courses and news about what we are up to at Constructivist.
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- Canvas and Twill — the patterns for two new short courses in regenerative designMore and more design teams are committing to regenerative principles and goals in their projects. This is very promising. But …
Continue reading “Canvas and Twill — the patterns for two new short courses in regenerative design”
- Field notes: the Kalideascope meets the Ambition LoopThis week I was invited to run an afternoon session for the Engineers Without Borders UK Systems Change Lab at …
Continue reading “Field notes: the Kalideascope meets the Ambition Loop”
- Two new short courses on regenerative design — launching next weekOver the last couple of months we’ve been preparing two new online courses introducing regenerative design, and we’re almost ready …
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- Pattern Book Notes: Kalideascope + System SurveyMy intention with the Pattern Book for Regenerative Design is that users can share with each other how they have …
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- Field notes: Book launch pattern sequence
This evening we held the London launch for the Pattern Book, hosted by our friends at Elliott Wood in the …Continue reading “Field notes: Book launch pattern sequence”
- Field Notes — The Agora
This week I facilitated the final sessions in our Critical Thinking series for the Useful Simple Trust. The programme takes …