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Resources about design, adaptation and resilience
Are financial services underestimating tomorrow’s risks?
Many pension funds and other financial institutions use models that suggest a minimal portfolio impact from global warming. Highlighting a massive gap between what scientists expect from global warming and what financial systems are prepared for. This article explores the why and what it means.
Playing our cards right: what games can teach us about mitigating climate risks
Could a simple card game hold insights into mitigating global crises? Learn how 'Wizard,' or 'Wiffzack' as my family calls it, embodies strategic foresight, cooperation over competition, and resource distribution - concepts key to tackling our planet's biggest challenges.
Designing for extreme weather events
Extreme weather events are impacting 70% of global economic sectors. Design can shape a proactive approach to these challenges, fostering community resilience and effective emergency preparedness. Discover how design isn't just about aesthetics, but a life-saving tool in the face of the climate crisis.
Exploring the viability of a business idea
What happens if you come up with what you think is a brilliant business idea, but are not quite sure whether it is viable? Do you need to start from scratch? Can you still use some elements to rethink the whole idea and come up with a more realistic, market-ready one? Who can help you redirect your efforts in a meaningful way?
Here is how we used the Action Audit to address these questions.
Powering up for the future: Helping an automotive company thrive
A multinational automotive after-sales company was struggling to market a new service in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution. With the unique and creative Action Audit, we placed the customer at the heart of the project, engaged stakeholders and came up with a clear roadmap of experiments to test small initiatives quickly. In this case study we look at how the project transformed their ways of working.
An uncertain world requires financial resilience
Pandemic, inflation, extreme weather events. job loss. This and other life events hit our wallets and make us more vulnerable. A core element to preparing for a changing world is financial resilience. In this article, you learn what it is, why we don’t talk about it and how to achieve it.
How you feel about the climate crisis matters as much as what you do
I cope with my climate anxiety by being a human doing rather than a human being. This week I paused to be and feel. I write about the power of emotions as a catalyst for action.
How I use stand-up comedy to talk about climate adaptation
How you can use humour to tell hard truths, and what uncovering your funny side can teach you about yourself and the world.
Designing communities for challenging times
As the frequency and scale of disruption and extreme weather events increases. Fostering and equipping communities to prepare and adapt to adversities will be a key strategy for adaptation.
Five skills a designer needs to thrive in a changing world
Five skills designers need to be successful in a changing world. The challenges we are tasked to solve are evolving and thus our design practice needs to adapt.
How to create a circular business model?
The world stands before a circular revolution. But how do you create a circular business model? Where do you start together with Tom Prior we tried to answer these questions.
Paying for the mess we made
This week’s Hopeful Friday news is about climate justice and a first step in recognising the ‘damage and loss’ emissions from the Global North have caused in the Global South.
Don’t handle with care
Hopeful Friday. Every Friday I want to share one idea, story or news that gives me hope. This week is all about antifragility.
Mitigation and adaptation: Two essential ways to address the planetary crisis
What’s the difference between climate mitigation and adaptation? Here is a short overview and what we need to do.