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WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
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WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
Pyramid of Technology
Participants experimented with a brand new workshop methodology developed by the Next Nature Network
Closing the Loop
Activation Session where participants were invited to consider a design all the way from sourcing to production to use, in order to find ways of making the process circular.
Hovering between hope and despair
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017 Report: Day 2 plenary sessions
It’s time for a Ministry of Creativity & Climate Affairs
WDCD Live closes off with a manifesto directed at politicians around the world
WDCD Live Amsterdam has taken off
Friends of WDCD gathered for the pre-conference dinner
Three more reasons to attend WDCD Live Amsterdam
Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) to host the BNO Circle Sessions on circular design
On pop-up cities and shrink-wraped cucumbers
Athenaeum recommends #2: reading list for WDCD Live 2017 attendants
Design for waterproof future and plastic-free oceans
Water is the main topic in two of our activation session during WDCD Live Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum exhibits design for refugees
Cucula team with chairs produced in the Berlin based workshopWDCD attendants can opt for a Breakfast & Guided Exhibition Tour on 24 May
The future is bright, thanks to designers
WDCD’s new publication ‘Good News for the Planet’ presents 31 brilliant ideas for climate action
Good news from the world on wheels
Carbon free trains, electric buses, self-driving on-demand car service: the future is bright in public transport
Restaurant of the heart receives families in need
Tawlet, the restaurant in Beirut set up by food activist Kamal Mouzawak, offers families in need the pleasure of dining
Fighting deforestation with drones and phones
Peter Gabriel’s WITNESS to train Amazon inhabitants to record illegal logging
Business has a lot to gain from remanufacturing
Circular business expert Nancy Bocken studied remanufacturing strategies for European Remanufacturing Network
Learn how to design for the circular economy
Activation sessions at WDCD Live Amsterdam will inspire you to help shape the economy of the future
Compose your own programme and pay accordingly
WDCD Live’s new format offers lots of choice from Activation Sessions to ticketing
‘We will bring positive energy into the climate change discussion’
With global temperature rising to new records, WDCD is mobilizing the creative community
Bruce Mau, Trump-lookalikes, interactive gatherings & carnival
WDCD launches programme of WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017
Here’s an after-movie that looks ahead too
Take a short look back at WDCD Live São Paulo 2016 and see what's up for Amsterdam Live 2017
‘Climate action is about the survival of our civilization’
Creative director Richard van der Laken on WDCD Live’s new format and theme
WDCD Refugee Challenge showcased in Taipei
Refugee Challenge exhibition and WDCD goodies part of 100 Years of Dutch Design exhibition in Taiwan Design Museum
Meeting with kindred spirits in São Paulo
WDCD speakers visited local studios and organizations in the wake of WDCD SP