Inspired by the past. Shaping the future.

This site is the blog companion to the educational reference being built as an open source repository for a creative, collaborative community of designers, working collectively to imagine new ways of working that do not undermine our social systems, our democratic freedoms, our social discourse, and our ecological environment, but, rather, finds inspiration in design for resilience and regenerative design.

Design Process

Design is based on the inspiration of past accomplishments. On that foundation, we can build upon those achievements to shape the future. Design is about life — past, present and future — and the learning process that happens between birth and death. It is about community and shared knowledge and experience. It is the passion to build on what we’ve learned to create something better.

Design Influences

The words “design influences” can be understood as both a plural noun and as subject and verb. The plural noun speaks of those who have come before us and paved the way. The verb speaks of the responsibility of design to lead the way. By understanding where we have come from, we have a better idea of where we are going and, perhaps, where we should be heading.