Sustis is my creative space — a place to envision sustainable futures where the planet and all living beings can thrive together.
This is a visual journal where I explore the concept of bien-vivre and invite you to imagine how we might live in harmony with the planet. These photographs, recipes, and notes are not lifestyle tips—they are gentle reminders that bien-vivre is found in slowing down, enjoying little things, and being fully present.
The What if?! cards are designed for use in various ways: building scenarios, creating visions, testing concept resilience, provoking ideas, mapping risks, reflecting on ethical implications, or expanding value propositions. The deck consists of Wild Cards – rare but high-impact events that can drastically alter the future, and Weak Signals – early signs of emerging trends or changes that are not yet widely recognised.
Sustainability isn’t a fixed goal — it’s a fluid philosophy and approach that shifts thinking and drives positive change.
In these articles, I dive into what that really means. From covering different levels of sustainability thinking to practical tips on how you can become a life-centric designer and exploring how digitalisation can support — or sometimes hinder — the transformation towards more just and regenerative futures.
What sustainability really means and why it’s urgent to act?
How can designers take action and create a shift towards life-centred design?
Digitalisation and sustainability put together can bring a broader change. However, technology is not a neutral tool – it has to become sustainable too!
Infinite growth, powered by finite natural resources is simply an oxymoron.
It’s time to move beyond solutions that fuel extractivism, overconsumption, and short-term wins. Instead, we must embrace life-centric thinking. It is all about designing products and services that are not only profitable, but also serve a genuine need, generate positive societal impact, and do no harm — to humans, non-human animals, or ecosystems. It demands respect for planetary boundaries, prioritizing clean energy, and avoiding the exploitation of scarce natural resources.
Principles for life-centric thinking:
- Aim for decoupling the environmental bads from the economical goods.
- Design for regeneration, circularity, and systemic, future-oriented outcomes.
- Make it desirable, affordable, and inclusive — for everyone.
- Design with nature, not against it .
Design games helps to explore complex, messy futures—sparking imagination, dialogue, and tangible action
In this collection, you’ll find a bit of theory, practical instructions for designing your own game, and a few references. Check also my thesis on how design games help us imagine sustainable futures.
What are design games and why they are such an awesome method to explore alternative sustainable futures?
Free pattern to design gameful approaches for sustainability!
Welcome to Tivoli Utopia! Here we envision alternative sustainable futures!
Scenario based serious game for turning the SDG’s (Sustainable Development Goals) into actionable and tailored objectives.
Game for the young to shift from ultrafast fashion to slower options.
Digi Compass is a strategic workshopping game for municipalities.
What might we create together?
Live / online Tivoli Utopia Game session
Tivoli Utopia Game opens up conversations on sustainable futures and inspires your strategy work, project kick-off’s or team gatherings.
Tailored serious / design game
Consulting / training / keynotes
Invite me to speak or collaborate on topics such as life-centric design, futures visioning, design games, or sustainable digital transformation.