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‘Design could transform how things work in government’
Kassim Vera on bridging the gap between design & policy in Jalisco
5 ways to embed circularity into your creative startup
An interview with Manon Klein from Impact Hub Amsterdam
Design can help people to ‘rethink learned patterns’
Adobe creative resident Patricia Reiners on sustainability and UX design
Kiji Arita revives forgotten ceramics in Japan
Sander Wassink & Yoriko Ishizawa discuss their latest collaboration
‘Climate change is the most challenging brief I’ve worked on’
Naresh Ramchandani on creativity, sustainability & designing out waste
A mobile game that plants real trees
Studio Drift on reconnecting with nature through Birthplace, the game
‘In 20 years, every surface will harvest its own energy’
Marjan van Aubel on Solar Design, the World Expo & our upcoming Challenge
The Clean Energy Challenge digest: Looking forward with the winning teams
10 one-on-one interviews about their next steps
‘A piece of clothing is more than an accessory, it’s ritual transformation’
Mexican fashion designer Carla Fernandez to speak at WDCD Mexico City
Re-imagining African identity
Q&A with WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 speaker Sunny Dolat
‘To us, design means action’
Interview with Richard van der Laken, co-founder and creative director of What Design Can Do
‘We must heal our cities with technology and love’
Q&A with WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 speaker Guto Requena
‘Be an empath and always try to understand your subject’
Q&A with WDCD Live São Paulo speaker Pete Hellicar
‘Design for big systemic change, but start small’
Q&A with WDCD Live São Paulo speaker Juliana Proserpio
Floating Architecture Workshop to focus on climate action
8 day workshop in the Brazilian rainforest aims to generate ideas for WDCD Climate Action Challenge
‘The sun is shining, let’s use its abundance’
An interview with energy innovator and founder of Kamangir, Arash Aazami
‘What we need is positive science fiction’
An interview with digital entrepreneur and sustainability expert Francesco Cara
‘Many small acts of kindness can reduce cultural tensions’
An Interview with Refugee Challenge Jury Robin Cohen
‘A winning idea is one that integrates the voice of urban refugees themselves’
An Interview with Refugee Challenge Jury Sonia Ben Ali
‘Food is the biggest prisma of culture’
Brazilian chef Alex Atala talks about the importance of food in POD Session
‘The fear of being naive is completely overvalued’
WDCD2015 / VBAT Meet Market with Stefan Sagmeister talking about Urban Issues and other things
