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Sunny Bergman makes us face our prejudices
What does it mean to be white? Film maker Sunny Bergman asks in her latest documentary…
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WDCD Live: The fuel, the knowledge and the network
In a new set up, WDCD Live Amsterdam on 24 & 25 May 2018 will focus…
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Constructive Digital innovation
May 24 | How to navigate the opportunities and risks of design innovation. With Sunny Dolat
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Amsterdam 2018
This year WDCD Live returns to where it all began, the beautiful Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam.
We have a jam packed line-up of international experts from across the field. From makers to marketeers, designers to diplomats, activists to architects. Presenting you with keynote speakers and interactive workshops including masterclasses and roundtable discussions. Connect with changemakers, creatives and social entrepreneurs and immerse yourself in two days of inspiration and activation.
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Climate Action Challenge: Five days of acceleration
The thirteen winners of the WDCD Climate Action Challenge gather this week in Amsterdam for a five…
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Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam enriches people’s lives with modern and contemporary art and design. Their collection,…
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‘We need unusual coalitions’
In fighting climate change it can be helpful to involve unexpected partners such as rickshaw drivers…
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Projeto para a amazônia está entre os finalistas do wdcd climate action challenge
35 trabalhos selecionados trazem uma grande variedade de soluções e os vencedores serão conhecidos dia 23…
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A fair footprint for the Embassy of Climate Action
Looking back on ten days of activities in Eindhoven it is fair to say that What Design Can…
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35 nominations propose wide variety of solutions
A structure that harvests water from the air in Haiti, a backpack radio station for disaster…
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‘The current immigration system is entirely obsolete’
While all our focus is on climate change, these days, we haven’t forgot our five finalists…
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‘Patricia Espinosa is a great ally for me’
‘Patricia Espinosa is amazing. She is a great ally for me,’ Brazilian bicycle activist Aline Cavalcante…
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Zero-carbon towns: science fiction or urban future?
From super-efficient tiny homes to 3D printed dwellings: modular architecture seems to be having a moment.…
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Floating Architecture Workshop to focus on climate action
Starting on August 25, the Amazon rainforest will once again play host to a unique Floating…
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Tons of information to help you get started
‘I saw the pain of being away from a home that you did not choose to…
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Don’t Waste Waste: A Second Life for Ocean Plastic
Recycle plastics? Yes, of course. That is the general consensus. That plastic parts are floating in…
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Countering Media Monologues
‘We’re all aware of our mortality, but we prefer not to dwell on it too much.’ Xandra…
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What will the post-fossil neighbourhood look like?
‘Design is an act and a means of imagination and persuasion,’ sociologist Emiel Rijshouwer of Erasmus…
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Techno Morality
Introduced by reframing expert Gijs Ockeloen and presented by philosopher Johan Melse, Techno Morality was an…
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Show Me Data
Can you involve people with data in a more personal way? Show Me Data, an activation session…
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Pyramid of Technology
Technology and its role in climate action was one of the hottest topics at WDCD Live…
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Climate Action Challenge call for entries is now open
Today, at WDCD Live Amsterdam, What Design Can Do and its partners IKEA Foundation and Autodesk Foundation…
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‘We need a Ministry of Creation & Climate Change’
‘Creativity is a vital link in tackling climate change. We therefore should consider the introduction of…
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Makers Unite starts crowdfunding campaign
Makers Unite, one of the five finalists of the WDCD Refugee Challenge, is developing fast. The…