We are a self-organized, citizen-driven project focused on prototyping and delivering solutions
to humanity's big challenges.
We launched with Bangkok’s Waste Management System - and just kicked off the 2.0 Lab to include Air Pollution and Unsustainable Fast Fashion
See details below for how to get involved in #climateaction and #circulardesign November's Workshops and December's 'Open Studios' focused on Systemic Design for Change
เรามุ่งมั่นสร้างแนวทางในการแก้ไขปัญหาสังคม
โจทย์แรกของเราในเดือนมีนาคมนี้คือ “ระบบการจัดการขยะในกรุงเทพฯ”
Featured on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation DIF Platform
We shared the Circular Design Lab story with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's DIF
Follow Along, Get involved! The #climateaction workshops are on
See the latest happening in the November Systemic Design Workshop Series tackling waste, air pollution, unsustainable fast fashion
Waste \ Air Pollution \ Sustainable Fashion
Systemic Design Workshops
Registration and Participation in Workshops 1-3 Required
(experience is offered free, at no cost)
Who's co-leading the workshops? Take a look at the team and profiles here.
About systemic design as an innovation process: Our workshops are designed to build off of one another, so from the first workshop to the last you will learn about systems change and human centered design as tools that help us discover possible ways to see the challenges (of waste, air pollution, fashion) in new and different ways. We will also work to find 'leverage' points, or strategic ways to experiment with solutions to the challenges we see. We will work in teams- you can come alone, encourage a friends to apply with you or simply meet other likeminded folks to become a team with during the workshops.
Systems Design
Workshop 1
Co:Initiating Lab
NOVEMBER 9
SATURDAY
Time: 11am-5pm
Understanding and listening to the 'system' is step zero. By the end of the workshop teams will form and prepare to develop a common understanding of their urban challenge.
Systems Design
Workshop 2
Co:Sensing Lab
NOVEMBER 16
SATURDAY
Time: 1-5pm
Teams will be guided through an intentional process that blends elements of design and systems thinking with behavioral insights.
Systems Design
Workshop 3
Co:Creation Lab
NOVEMBER 23
SATURDAY
Time: 1-5pm
Teams will refine their ideas especially in terms of experimentation strategy and foresight. The non-linear process of iteration will be emphasized as the teams get ready to test in the idea networking section.
Systems Design
'Open Studios'
Co:Synthesis Lab
DECEMBER 2 + 10
MONDAY + TUESDAY
Time: 6-8pm
Teams will meet to build and develop their prototypes and cross pollinate ideas, research and insights. This informal space will be held at Cafe Na at Bangkok 1899 and include design 'coaches on the floor'.
What happened at
the 2.0 Launch Event?
#climateaction #circulardesign
It took place in the heart of Bangkok -
We dove into what it takes to tackle waste management, air pollution and unsustainable fast fashion.
This is a space where talk leads to action and now we invite people from all walks of life to join us for the Systemic Design Workshop Series - more below!
WELCOME TO THE CIRCULAR DESIGN LAB
We kicked off in Bangkok - join what we have started
Our Purpose
We are an experimental (open innovation) lab – led 100% by a team of volunteers. We bring people together to address environmental and social challenges using circular design as one pathway to explore systems intervention possibilities- or in other words- solutions to challenges.
What We Do
We leverage an ecosystem approach that embraces collaboration. We carefully curate panel discussions and custom systemic design workshops to tackle a complex contemporary challenge: our first "lab case" is focused on Bangkok's Waste Management System. For our first launch round we had 3 teams develop prototypes to tackle: mindsets, single use plastic, food waste and recycling systems. For our 2.0 (September re-launch) we are integrating more themes, including air pollution, fashion/clothing supply chains, ocean plastic, while continuing with waste management systems.
How To Join
We deeply believe in the power of inclusion and diversity – and from talks to workshops we invite all people, from all walks of life to join. There are easy ways to get involved- start by signing up for updates and showing up!
The Dynamic
Our structure is flat and organic. We don't have a hierarchy, but we do have dedicated and self-organizing doers. We are a 'team of teams' and will be sharing our learnings as we go as part of the Presencing Institute's Societal Transformation Lab . This is a larger initiative – we are one of 300 teams around the world convening to work on local issues.
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Circular Design Lab คือกลุ่มอาสาสมัครที่รวมตัวกันจัดกิจกรรมหลากหลายรูปแบบขึ้นเพื่อทดลองแนวทางในการแก้ไขปัญหาทางสังคมผ่านกระบวนการ Circular Design หรือการออกแบบหมุนเวียน
Circular Design Lab ประกอบไปด้วยอาสาสมัครที่มีประสบการณ์หลากหลาย เรารวมตัวกันจัด panel discussion และ workshop เพื่อแลกเปลี่ยนวิธีการแก้ปัญหาทางสังคมที่ซับซ้อน โจทย์แรกของเราคือ “ระบบการจัดการขยะในกรุงเทพฯ”
ทีมงานของเราเชื่อในพลังการมีส่วนร่วม เราน้อมรับในความแตกต่างและยินดีรับบุคคลจากทุกภาคส่วนให้มาร่วมกิจกรรมที่หลากหลายกับเรา ทุกคนจากทุกพื้นเพสามารถเข้าร่วมทั้งงานเสวนาและ workshop กับเราได้ โดยสามารถลงทะเบียนเพื่อรับข่าวสารเกี่ยวกับงานกิจกรรมของเราด้านล่างได้เลย!
เราเป็นองค์กรที่ให้คุณค่ากับทุกคนอย่างเท่าเทียมกันโดยไม่มีลำดับขั้น เราทุกคนต่างคนต่างมีหน้าที่รับผิดชอบของตน เราแบ่งปันการเรียนรู้ซึ่งกันและกันอยู่เสมอ Circular Design Lab คือ 1 ใน 300 ทีมจากทั่วโลกที่ทำงานด้วยจุดมุ่งหมายเดียวกันและเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของ Presencing Institute's Societal Transformation Lab.
What we did in our last
Lab 1.0 event-
Over 60 bright minds came to cross pollinate the latest in circular design, economy and zero waste- see the full details and panel overview
Curious about the backstory?
Learn more about the 'WHY' behind the Circular Design Lab and how the RSA is supporting
Reflections from the Lab
CDL team lead Courtney Savie Lawrence shares more in 'Why Inclusive Social Capital Ecosystems Confront the Echo Chamber- and Other Lessons Learned through the Circular Design Lab'
Reflections from the Lab
CDL team member Laura Hammett shares her impressions in 'Listening to the System'
Did You Make it to the Launch?
THANKS FOR JOINING US MARCH 13!
If not, learn what we did and check out the live map
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CIRCULAR DESIGN LAB
2019 Events
There are and have been several different events – from documentary screenings, to open talks,
systemic design workshops, and zero waste cocktail gatherings
– all designed to build community and upon the discoveries that emerge as we learn.
All talks are inclusive, free and open to the public!
And stay tuned for the November workshop series - applications will be launched September 25.
Free and Open Events With the Public
SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER 2019
Zero Waste
Circular Design Lab Community Meetups #1
The City as a Circular Ecosystem and
Lab 2.0 Launch
SEPTEMBER 25
WEDNESDAY
KICK OFF EVENT
Join this interactive evening gathering - we will have interactive panel discussions with grassroots innovators, hear from our 1.0 Lab Teams, and hold a breakout round-table session focused on ecosystem mapping for our 2.0 workshop themes
CHIDLOM BTS SKYTRAIN
Zero Waste
Circular Design Lab Community Meetups #2
MID-OCTOBER TBC
CIRCULAR COMMUNITY COCKTAILS
Thursday, October 10
5:30-8pm
Location:
Cafe Na, Bangkok 1899
Innovation Cross-Pollination Session
"BKK Talks"
DECEMBER 4
WEDNESDAY
WRAP UP EVENT
Join this open community forum to learn the latest insights and opportunities that are emerging across the city, region and our very own CDL- especially the interesting prototypes that the November workshop series generated .
CHIDLOM BTS SKYTRAIN
WHO WE ARE
ทีมงาน
We are a 'team of teams' - we started CDL as a beta project- to see what possible solutions can be co-created by convening a diverse set of cross-sector stakeholders. We are also one team of 300+ rolling out impact project experiments around the world as a part of the Presencing Institute's Societal Transformation Lab.
พวกเราคือ 'ทีมของทีม' เราเห็นถึงโอกาสในการสร้างแนวทางการแก้ปัญหามากมายจากการวบรวมคนที่มีความเชี่ยวชาญอย่างอยากหลายเข้าด้วยกัน เราคือ 1 ใน 300+ ทีมที่สร้างการเปลี่ยนแปลงเชิงบวกทั่วโลกซึ่งเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของ Presencing Institute's Societal Transformation Lab.
Praewa Satutum
CO-LEAD*
Government Innovation Lab, Project Lead &
School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Lecturer
Chris Oestereich
CO-LEAD*
Full Circle Filament, Founder &
School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Faculty
Sivalee Anantachart
2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*
Senior Lecturer, Fashion Marketing & Management, at Raffles Design College
Madeleine Recknagel
2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*
Lecturer, Sustainability Consultant, Zero Waste Expert
Supot Chunhachoti-ananta
2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*
Lecturer, International College for Sustainability Studies, Srinakharinwirot University
Alka Puri
2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*
Senior Lecturer, Fashion Marketing & Management, at Raffles Design College
HELP US MAP THE ECOSYSTEM!
Welcome to the Circular Design Lab's Real Time Crowdsourced R+D Systems Map. We are creating a digital space to capture the perceptions of the local challenges, opportunities, solutions and more- specifically in relationship to Bangkok's Waste Management System- the first 'Lab Case' of the Circular Design Lab.
Add to this map by writing on the 'virtual post-it note' here: http://bit.ly/VIRTUALNOTE
Lab 1.0 Launch - 13 March 2019 and updated at our September 25th 2.0 Launch to include additional themes like air pollution and unsustainable fast fashion.
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The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but building the new.
- Socrates