Helping people think regeneratively, work creatively and make change happen—one project at a time.
The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design
A practice guide for engineers (and other humans)
The Regenerative Design Lab
A six-month transformational programme for leaders and future leaders to develop and apply regenerative thinking
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Tools for Regenerative Design
Our top tools for regenerative design, free to use and available for download.
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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.
Latest posts
- Core tools for regenerative design now online
I am happy to announce that we have now published online our set of free-to-use core tools for regenerative design. These nine tools are central to our teaching …Continue reading “Core tools for regenerative design now online”
- A process for processing processesProcesses make life easier, help us involve more people, guarantee quality and conserve our attention for other things. But only if they work. The first time we do …
- Emergent marketing – the RDL Cohorts for 2026I’ve noticed recently how often a controlling mindset can creep in when I think about how we spread the word around the regenerative design lab. That controlling mindset …
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- Fluorescent creativityFluorescent colours look brighter than the colours around them. That’s because fluorescent materials absorb light from the ultraviolet spectrum — which we can’t see — and re-emit it …
- Seems unlikely…
A great illustration of the tenuous Brunel connections in Bristol. I quite like them. - Our new online intro to regenerative design launches in November
Here’s my pitch: Interested in regenerative design?Are you — or your colleagues — wondering how to introduce regenerative thinking on a live project?Would a short course help build …Continue reading “Our new online intro to regenerative design launches in November”
- The annoying things about hammocks — three design principles from the second law of thermodynamicsThe annoying thing about hammocks is that they obey the second law of thermodynamics. However big an initial shove you give them, they always come to a standstill. …
News and highlights
Field notes from our training courses and news about what we are up to at Constructivist.
Latest articles
- Emergent marketing – the RDL Cohorts for 2026I’ve noticed recently how often a controlling mindset can creep in when I think about how we spread the word …
Continue reading “Emergent marketing – the RDL Cohorts for 2026”
- Our new online intro to regenerative design launches in NovemberHere’s my pitch: Interested in regenerative design?Are you — or your colleagues — wondering how to introduce regenerative thinking on …
Continue reading “Our new online intro to regenerative design launches in November”
- 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 …
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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 …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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