Systems of Support

Season 3
Written By Marc O'Brien

Jamie Beck Alexander

How can design identify points of leverage in our economic system to not only focus on profit, but also better support each other and the planet?

6+ weeks

Deliverables

  • Visual systems map of our economic system

  • 3 possible points of leverage for a design intervention

  • 1 proposal for a design intervention

Resources

  • Whole Systems Thinking Video

  • Thinking in Systems (book)

  • Tools for Systems Thinkers: The 6 Fundamental Concepts of Systems Thinking

  • A Shift to Life-Centered Systems Thinking: Teaching Modules to Design Regenerative Futures

Listen to this episode of Climify Season 3, episode 1 here.

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