The Regeneration Lab

Designing Regenerative Education || Daniel Christian Wahl

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Aug 29, 2021
Daniel Christian Wahl, an international thought leader in regenerative design and education, dives into the urgent need for a holistic approach to learning. He emphasizes the importance of integrating human patterns with bioregional contexts and advocates for transforming education from static problem-solving to adaptive participation. Wahl discusses the power of interdisciplinary knowledge, lifelong learning, and participatory worldviews. He encourages educators to promote experiential practices and deeply listening, ultimately calling for universities to become bioregional learning hubs.
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INSIGHT

Worldview Feeds Design

  • Worldviews shape design choices like a hydrological cycle where ideas rain down and form rivers of practice.
  • Design and worldview continuously feedback, so shifting narratives changes what gets built.
ANECDOTE

From Marine Biology To Holistic Science

  • Daniel left mainstream biology after feeling restricted by narrow scientific expression of lived observation.
  • Schumacher College's holistic science master's restored his integrative view and transformed his work.
INSIGHT

Design As The Interdisciplinary Pivot

  • Design acts as a DJ, mixing disciplines and applying knowledge into practice at the point of intervention.
  • This makes design the critical pivot between theory and real-world regenerative change.
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