A crash course to better understand how design can contribute to sustainability with Laura Traldi & OpenDot

"Consumption is the biggest problem but design is one of the best solutions"
Leyla Acaroglu

Italian version below

Designers play a very important role when talking about a sustainable future: we can no longer design without thinking about the impact that our product or service will have on the environment and consequently on our society.

The Circular Economy Workshop focuses on understanding the complexity of the production of objects to better identify alternative and viable ways of designing and doing things, avoiding negative impact on people and the planet with a sustainable and systemic approach.

It’s an online free of charge Crash Course to better understand how design can contribute to sustainability, through an engaging mix of theory and practice done in teams held by Laura Traldi and OpenDot.

The course will take place on October 13th, from 9.30am to 1pm in english and it is part of the project Distributed Design, funded by Creative Europe, to develop and promote the connection between designers, makers, and the global market.

During the workshop we will be touching on the following topics:

> Circular vs Linear
> Butterfly Diagram
> Myth busting
> Systemic thinking
> 4R
> Design strategies
> LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
> Service Flip


Program of the day
9.30 – 9.45 Welcome and presentations
9.45 – 10.30 Laura Traldi: Circular vs Linear, the Butterfly Diagram, Myth busting
10.30 – 10.45 Q&A
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break
11 – 11.45 Laura Traldi: Systemic thinking, 4R, Design strategies, LCA, Service Flip
11.45 – 12.45 Exercise in group
12.45 – 13 .00 Pitch: creative ideas emerged from the activity

Only 20 spaces available! To apply fill in this form by October 1st, 2020. For further info write at alessandra@opendotlab.it



Il design oggi può giocare un ruolo fondamentale per andare verso un futuro sostenibile: non possiamo più progettare senza pensare all'impatto che il nostro prodotto o servizio avrà sull'ambiente, e di conseguenza sulla nostra società.

Il Circular Economy Workshop racconta la complessità che sta dietro alla produzione di oggetti per meglio identificare strategie di progettazione alternative in grado di ridurre l'impatto negativo sulle persone e sul pianeta, e come i designer possono contribuire grazie ad un approccio sostenibile e sistemico.

Un Crash Course online e gratuito tra teoria e pratica in team tenuto da Laura Traldi e OpenDot in lingua inglese, il 13 Ottobre dalle 9.30 alle 13.

Il corso fa parte del progetto Distributed Design, finanziato da Creative Europe, per sviluppare e promuovere la connessione tra designer, makers e mercato globale.

Durante il workshop tratteremo i seguenti argomenti:

> Circular vs Linear
> Butterfly Diagram
> Myth busting
> Systemic thinking
> 4R
> Design strategies
> LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
> Service Flip


Il programma della giornata
9.30 – 9.45 Welcome and presentations
9.45 – 10.30 Laura Traldi: Circular vs Linear, the Butterfly Diagram, Myth busting
10.30 – 10.45 Q&A
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee break
11 – 11.45 Laura Traldi: Systemic thinking, 4R, Design strategies, LCA, Service Flip
11.45 – 12.45 Exercise in group
12.45 – 13 .00 Pitch: creative ideas emerged from the activity

Solo 20 posti disponibili! Application compilando questo form entro il 1 ottobre. Per ulteriori info e dettagli scrivete a alessandra@opendotlab.it