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The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design
A practice guide for engineers (and other humans)
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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.
Latest posts
- Design versus shoppingI’ve said it elsewhere, and so now I’m saying it here. If the client knows exactly what they want at the start of a design process, then it …
- 340-degree visionI read on a fact sheet that guinea pigs have 340-degree vision. On a horizontal plane they can see almost all around. Imagine! Their only blind spots are …
- Mindset leverageAre you excited about the possibilities of your next project? Or worried about the unknowns? Do you see the possibility for competition or collaboration? There is not a …
- The ScheduleI am sharing today a schedule I use in my work every time the noise from distractions gets too much and/or I don’t actually think I am making …
- Start with your scalesI was taught to start my music practice by playing my scales. Starting with your scales: Starting with your scales doesn’t just apply to instruments. It applies to any …
- Field notes from chaos(This is another archive post from September 2024 — re-reading it, I realise there’s potential to create a new pattern book motif on chaos, how we work with …
- Harnessing Waves in Our Work
(This post from the archive originally appeared in September 2024, and became a motif in the Pattern Book for Regenerative Design) Today’s post picks up on yesterday’s theme …
News and highlights
Field notes from our training courses and news about what we are up to at Constructivist.
Latest articles
- 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”
- 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 …
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- 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 …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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