Think Like a Redesigner

Less telling - more showing. 💯 needed in sustainability but that's easier said than done.

Listen and learn from an expert is one step but applying that knowledge, especially if it involves shifting behavior, is twice as hard to do.

This was my observation from DIY Days event I'd held in June 2019. Having interactive stands was fun but they still had that ‘learn from the expert’ dynamic I wanted to shift away from.

So in November 2019, I coordinated an event with SPACES Oslo to take this experiential learning concept one step further.

We started off with something familiar: a panel of incredible entrepreneurs to show what’s possible with redesign. We concluded the panel with tips on how to apply that same redesign mindset into daily life.

And that was only part one ;)

In part two of the event, the panelists and the audience joined together to redesign ‘waste’ materials on the spot. Learn by doing right? 🙌🏽

It was a HIT - we all got into it lol 😂 and created some pretty cool items from hair bows, to weaved wall art, to sketches of new inventions…

The biggest takeaway from that day was something unexpected but has stayed with me ever since:  The fastest way to get ‘unstuck’ is together.

There’s still so much needed in sustainability but the more people involved the more we figure out.

All of us left that event feeling the hope & excitement of what’s possible and THAT is exactly the creative energy needed to fuel momentum and innovation.

If I’d stayed in Oslo we probably would’ve done more, SPACES loved the concept so much!
But my family was getting ready to move to New York in two months…after one final event I was co-hosting.
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More on that next week ;)