REDESIGN EVERYTHING CHALLENGE

An urgent call for creative climate solutions

The Redesign Everything Challenge is now closed for submissions! This global competition was launched by What Design Can Do and the IKEA Foundation in January 2024 to find and celebrate the world’s most creative climate solutions. Changemakers everywhere were invited to submit ideas to radically redesign the world we live in — our products, materials, stories, systems, services and spaces — through a circular and regenerative lens.

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WHY REDESIGN EVERYTHING?

Today, signs of the climate breakdown are everywhere. Our planet has just endured the hottest year ever recorded, and millions are already experiencing its disastrous effects firsthand. But experts say we still have time to act — about 8 years — in which we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the worst scenarios. This gives us one last opportunity to redesign ‘business as usual’ and reimagine a completely different world. Now, more than ever, there is an urgent need for adaptive, circular and regenerative solutions; and for the transformative, disruptive, and healing power of design.

Want to learn more? With the help of partners from Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya, Mexico and the Netherlands, we’ve put together an extended design brief including research around the greatest climate challenges and opportunities facing communities around the world. To dive deeper into this content, visit the Redesign Everything Challenge platform.

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WHAT’S NEXT?

Over the next few weeks, our Selection Committee will collaborate on a list of the most promising projects. In May, an international Jury will come together to select 10 winning teams across five main disciplines: products, materials, communications, spaces and systems & services. The goal is to find exciting ideas and innovations that could transform our societies along with our industries: from food, fashion and packaging, to mobility, electronics and digital services.

WHAT CAN YOU WIN?

Next to €5.000 in project funding, winning teams will gain access to an accelerator programme offered by What Design Can Do which will kick-off with a week-long bootcamp in Amsterdam. Here they will receive the expert mentorship, training and tools they need to scale their ideas and expand their impact on the world. All winning teams will also gain valuable press and publicity and get the chance to present their projects during a WDCD Live event in Mexico or Amsterdam. Finally, they’ll join a growing community of WDCD Challenge winners, which includes 50+ impact start-ups from around the world.