Re-think Design in Exponential Times

“What if we had a new way to design products, services, and businesses that were good for people, planet and profit?”

In this inspirational talk session, we want to make a short deep dive into different perspectives of new design strategies for a sustainable future. This session is made for everybody who wants to widen the perspective in context of sustainability and how to approach this important topic. It’s time to care!

Inspiration Talks

“From linear to circular – design strategies” Reinhild Otten

What does it mean when designers have the opportunity to contribute to an overall healthier planet by considering the environmental and human health of the products, materials and services? How can we re-design and transform linear business models into circular future design strategies?

Key words: Global challenges in exponential times | How can we overcome the disconnect | Circular and systemic design methods | Inspiring circular business models

“Breakthrough business models – Designing products and services in exponential times” Wiebke Kudernatsch

We are living in a period of growing turbulence, a period of exponential change, disruption and uncertainty. Tomorrow’s business models must pursue positive social, ecological and environmental outcomes to drive real progress towards a sustainable agenda. Having a sustainability focus needs to shift to new types of business model thinking that can enable novel forms of value creation of services and products. Breakthrough business models will be increasingly exponential—in at least four dimensions: Social, Lean, Integrated and Circular.

Key elements: Going to breakthrough – What does new business models have to solve? | In a nutshell – What are core design principles and their impact to future business models and services? | Examples for designing sustainable services – How can sustainable solution look like for Service Design?