Unlocking Perspectives: Embracing Heritage, Shaping Futures
Rehearsal room
Join us for a transformative session that delves into the crucial realm of decolonizing design, focusing…
Breakout Sessions
Designing activism
OUTDOOR PLAZA
Climate action needs powerful visuals. In this workshop, we’re getting hands-on with designing activism. You are…
Climate Urgency Challenge
OUTDOOR PLAZA
What Design Can Do Climate Urgency Design Jam We all know that we are in a…
To build or not to build… with timber
SALA VILLAURRUTIA
This breakout session explores new timber design and architecture possibilities. Experts in the field, including visionary…
The circular future
MAIN STAGE
WDCD will provide a platform for visionary startups in Mexico dedicated to creating sustainable and future-proof…
How we buy and package
Este 2022 lanzamos nuestro Reto ¡Hazlo Circular! acompañándolo con una serie de actividades académicas, expositivas y…
How we build
CÓMO CONSTRUIMOS reimagina la industria de la construcción y analiza los métodos y los materiales que…
Design Jam Make It Circular!
Los diseñadores tienen un papel importante que desempeñar en la transición hacia una economía circular y…
CREATIVE LEADERSHIP (FULLY BOOKED)
Meet-up to grow the next generation of design leaders
How might we grow the next generation of design leaders? Design can be applied to solve…
THE IMPACT OF CREATIVITY (FULLY BOOKED)
How can we measure the impact of creativity for positive change?
More and more designers and creatives are using their work to tackle urgent societal and environmental…
DECOLONISING DESIGN (FULLY BOOKED)
A conversation about rethinking your practice
How can you translate the process of decolonising design into your own design practice? Up until…
GENDER, DESIGN & POWER (FULLY BOOKED)
A conversation about designing beyond the binary
Design has the power to shape social narratives, making it a useful tool for those seeking…
MANIFESTO FOR CHANGEMAKERS (CANCELLED)
A crash course in crafting your vision
Note: this session has been cancelled. Unfortunately, Bruce Mau will not be able to attend WDCD…
CIRCULAR DESIGN JAM (FULLY BOOKED)
A co-creative workshop reimagining our products and services
How can we make a circular future not just accessible—but attractive—to people from all walks of…
PITCH PODIUM
A launchpad for circular design pioneers
It’s estimated that nearly 80% of a product’s entire environmental impact is baked in during the…
Decolonizing design: possibilities
Discussion panel on the role of designers to create new understandings on co creation and respect…
DENIM’S LIFE
The clothes we wear keep a record of our life. Denim generates a memory that reveals, through wear and tear, habits, situations, contexts. In this hands-on workshop we will play with the multiple textures of denim to generate new weavings.
Colours of / from Nature
An interactive workshop where Francesca Valan will help participants to identify the colorimetry of Mexico’s natural world.
Dealing with Climate Anxiety
How to communicate about feelings of climate anxiety and how to make decisions and develop strategies to improve the conditions of the future.
CIRCULAR DESIGN JAM
What does it mean to design circular? We will work interdisciplinary with creatives, knowledge experts and other guests to activate a circular design mindset.
TACKLING WASTE IN MEXICO
Meet the creative entrepreneurs behind the proposals that impressed the Mexico Jury of the No Waste Challenge the most. Learn more about their proposals, what drives them, what challenges they are facing and what they need to move ahead.
Rethinking the Future of Plastics
How can we create a new vision for plastics, where reuse and recycling activities can be truly integrated into production chains delivering greater added value and prosperity for a plastic waste free future.
E-Pitch on Lower Carbon Emissions
In this session, Mexican Companies will present their challenges around lowering their carbon emissions. Five European small and medium-sized enterprises will respond to these challenges and present their solutions during an online Shark Tank e-pitch format.