Three days of inspiration and creativity for social, environmental and political change
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A home for inspiring ideas and fresh conversations about the power of design. Keep scrolling to see our latest stories exploring themes like climate action, social justice and health & wellbeing.
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Our top stories of 2018
The best of the WDCD blog, as picked by our readers and editors
Plastic cups are solid gold
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Towards a more circular solution for serving drinks at events
Establish change from within
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Think Different And Just Do It
‘But I already have green energy, right?’
WDCD Live Amsterdam report: Workshop It’s my CO(2)
Better local understanding of a global problem
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Clean Energy Design Jam
10 guidelines to design for a better planet
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Planet-centric digital design
Visions on how circularity can rebrand cities
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Designing a (Circular) Leidse Square
Can the health system support the health care needs?
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Resetting Your Health Care Mindset
60 minutes to save the world
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Reframing the Anthropocene
How to make teenagers care about sustainability?
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Transformative Experience Design
To see is to understand white privilege
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 Report: Workshop The Colour White
‘We need solutions that help us become cyclists’
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Freitag. Creating guiding principles for lasting impact
Inclusive design twisted on its head
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop exclusive design challenge
How will the artificial womb affect society?
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Reprodutopia
Testing virtual intoxication and water cocktails
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Festivals as testing grounds
‘What conversation do we want with algorithms?’
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Constructive Digital Innovation
Chef’s stories over cocopache on indian cress
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Workshop Mister Kitchen meets Elena Reygadas
‘Design is the heart and imagination that changes things’
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2018 report: Main stage, Day 2
Getting intimate with technology
Reprodutopia workshop at WDCD Live investigates the future of making babies, relationships and intimacy
The fabric that turned Freitag into a brand
With the iconic bags now comes truly sustainable clothing from Freitag
Dave Hakkens’ casual approach to moving communities
How Precious Plastic initiator Dave Hakkens attracts tens of thousands to plastic recycling
WDCD Live: The fuel, the knowledge and the network
WDCD Live Amsterdam (24 & 25 May 2018) aims to connect designers, NGO's and businesses