Sustis is my creative space — a place to envision sustainable futures where the planet and all living beings can thrive together.
These articles reflect my perspectives on sustainability as a fluid philosophy and approach, provide some practical guidance on how to become a life-centric designer and raise the issues and possibilities of digitalisation.
You’ll also find a curated glossary of key terms and concepts to support creative and meaningful change.
The essential terms and frameworks related to sustainability.
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.
So, it’s time to say ‘bye bye’ to solutions that accelerate extractivism, consumption and short-term success, and say ‘hello’ to life-centric thinking. It means creating products and services that profitably serve a need, has positive impact to society, wont harm humans, non-human animals or any living beings and takes the planetary boundaries into account while emphasising 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.
- Create regenerative, circular, systemic and futures oriented outcomes.
- Make it desirable, affordable and inclusive for all.
Enter to the world of serious design games! Read about few games I have co-created. Learn how to create one yourself.
I have also written my thesis about how design games can be seen as a tool for envisioning 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 we could do together?
Tivoli Utopia Game playing session
A facilitated play session on sustainable futures is a great source of inspiration before strategy work, goal setting, or team gatherings.
Tailor made serious / design game
Keynotes & Collaborations
Invite me to speak or collaborate on topics such as life-centric design, futures visioning, design games, or sustainable digital transformation.