Designing for livable cities

How can design bridge the gap between policy ambitions and everyday urban life? In this session, we explore how design contributes to quality of life — from sustainable mobility to smart city planning and innovative materials. From policy to pavement.

Fashion for a regenerative future

How can (fashion) design become a catalyst for a future that restores rather than depletes? This session explores how designers, researchers, and communities (co-)create regenerative systems — from extending the lifecycle of garments to rethinking material culture.

Reclaiming agency in our digital lives

How can we design technologies that center the needs of people and communities? In an era where attention is monetized and algorithms shape behavior, reclaiming (digital) agency is both urgent and possible. This session explores interventions that challenge the status quo and imagine alternative futures.

Rethinking care for the future

What happens when we redesign not only care practices, but also the systems that shape how we age, heal, and live together? Design plays a key role in enabling healthier lives for all. This session explores how design-driven research can question dominant norms and accelerate systemic transitions in health and well-being.

Designing just Transitions

How can we ensure that no one is left behind in the major systemic shifts of our time? Inclusive systems require structural transformation. This session examines how designers can expose hidden biases in systems and help shape just, value-driven transitions.