• 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 kicked off the 2.0 Lab to include Air Pollution and Unsustainable Fast Fashion

       

      It's 2020- a year being redefined by COVID-19 each day. We ourselves are reframing what is possible.

      See details below for how to get involved in the groups working on #climateaction and #circulardesign that came from past workshops and 'Open Studios' focused on Systemic Design for Change.

    • The #right2cleanair:  a take action series on PM2.5 and COVID

      Recently we held 3 live sessions with guest experts to learn more about the links between COVID-19, air pollution, and the ongoing crisis in Northern Thailand - we kicked off on Earth Day - and held our final one May 6th!

       

      For more background context and a recap, see the story here.

      Postponed:

      Bangkok Circular Innovation Jam

      Due to COVID 19 is Postponed for the Moment~! Stay Safe and #SociallyDistant, yet #DigitallyClose

      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! Here's the latest reflection from the field notes

      It's 2020 and CDL is almost a year old - here's to taking stock of where we've been and where we are going

    • Reflections from the Lab

      The Circular Design Lab, in collaboration with the Thailand Clean Air Network held the third and final installment of the ‘pop up’ live series focused on exploring the dynamics of change in regards to Air Pollution, COVID19 and the opportunities for everyone to be a part of the action to change policy and awareness. You can see the session highlights here.

      Reflections from the Lab

      Last week, in collaboration with the Thailand Clean Air Network, we held our second installment of the three part ‘pop up’ series designed to bring awareness and educated action towards a shift at the intersection of air pollution and health issues. See the story and how to get involved.

      Reflections from the Lab

      Last week, our Circular Design Lab 'Air Track', in collaboration with the Thailand Clean Air Network, launched a pop-up livestream series to explore the links between COVID-19 and air pollution, the ongoing crisis and existing response in Northern Thailand. You can catch up on the session and register for the next ones in this post too.

      Curious about the backstory?

      Learn more about the 'WHY' behind the Circular Design Lab and how the RSA is supporting

      Reflections from the Lab

      This April, the Air Pollution team is running a pop up webinar series to illuminate the links between COVID-19 and air pollution, the ongoing crisis and existing response in Northern Thailand, and the ways in which Thailand can move towards long-term solutions to its systemic air pollution challenges, and how you can take action to guarantee your #right2cleanair. with a coalition of acto

      Reflections from the Lab

      Here is the March 2020 update on what the volunteer #airpollution team is doing - from citizen driven policy platforms to mainstreaming the notion that clean air is a fundamental human right.

      Reflections from the Lab

      CDL team member Laura Hammett shares her impressions in 'Listening to the System'

      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'

      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

    • 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 have integrated 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.

      More

      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.

    • 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

       

      Jett Virangkabutra

      ​CO-LEAD*

      Government

      Innovation Lab,

      Project Manager & School of Global Studies, Thammasat University, Faculty

      Courtney Savie Lawrence

      ​CO-LEAD*

      UNDP Regional Innovation Centre,

      Head of Exploration

       

       

       

      Chris Oestereich

       

      CO-LEAD*

      Circular Economy Advisor, Linear to Circular and UNDP, &

      Faculty, School of Global Studies, Thammasat University

      Liepa Olsauskaite

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Social Entrepreneur

       

       

      Laura Hammet

       

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Climate Change Adaptation & Urban Resilience

       

      Kin Fucharoen

       

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Senior Air Traffic Management Officer at AEROTHAI

       

      Kamonnart Ongwandee

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Design Research & Strategic Director at FireOneOne

       

      Sivalee Anantachart

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Impact Investor. Fund Advisor. Founder of Blockchain Mango

       

      Alka Puri

       

      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

       

      Kahwei Yoong

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Cofounder, ATM-Ed

       

       

       

      Irene Laochaisri

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Cofounder InsightPact

       

       

       

       

       

      Flavia Reale

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Environmental Manager, UNESCAP

       

       

       

       

      Ashley Wilson

       

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Founder and Managing Director, PONSHO

       

       

      Bing

      Dhanarach-wattana

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Changemaker

       

       

       

      Supot Chunhachoti-ananta

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Lecturer, International College for Sustainability Studies, Srinakharinwirot University

      Alice Razon

       

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      IP Consultant and Lawyer

       

       

       

      Lotta Adelstål

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Facilitator & Consultant

       

       

      Frederic

      Pouget

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Instructor,

      Dusit Thani College

       

       

      Kittikun Saksung

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      BIOFIN Intern,

      UNDP

       

      Kittikun Saksung

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Instructor at Dusit Thani College

       

      Mali Kos

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM*

      Interdisciplinary Designer

       

       

      Nok Boonmavichit

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

       

      Manager at Acumen Trading

      Buranee Soh

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Creative Designer

       

      Jiratcha Arch

       

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Intern,

      Scholars of Sustenance

      Posthorn Mungmee

      2.0 LEADERSHIP TEAM

      Entrepreneur,

      Graphic Designer

      David Henderson

      ADVISOR

      Founder and CEO

      DRVR

    • Waste \ Air Pollution \ Sustainable Fashion 

      Systemic Design Workshops

      In November and December We Held the Following

      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 we 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 strive 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.

      1

      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.

      2

      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.

       

      3

      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.

      4

      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'.

       

    • CDL 2.0 November Workshop Highlight Videos

      At a glance you can get a sense of what we actually did in our sessions

    • Drop Us a Line

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