Helping people think regeneratively, work creatively and make change happen—one project at a time.
The Pattern Book for Regenerative Design
A practice guide for engineers (and other humans)
The Regenerative Design Lab
A six-month transformational programme for leaders and future leaders to develop and apply regenerative thinking
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Seeing the System
Our online introduction to Regenerative Design – register by 31st October.
Tools for Regenerative Design
Our top tools for regenerative design, free to use and available for download.
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The blog: For Engineers (and other humans)
Oliver’s daily(ish) blog on creativity, regenerative design and practical philosophy drawn from across my teaching, writing and collaborations. Sign up for Oliver’s weekly digest by clicking here and choosing the appropriate button.
Latest posts
- Think of a world without any emailThis came up in a workshop yesterday so I am sharing it today. There will be a time in the future for a longer set of posts on …
- Designers as outsiders… and insidersAs designers we are outsiders. The norm is the middle lane. But we want to make things better. To change the direction of travel. To advocate for something …
- The signal and the coincidenceYesterday at a workshop I am attending (more on this soon), I was given a slip of paper with a question to reflect on. It said: How do …
- The wrong (moment to put on your waterproof) trousersThis is a post for the cycling decision-makers among you. It may resonate even if you don’t cycle. Variations on the question of whether, if it starts raining …
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- You only learn when you do difficult thingsThis is my catchphrase for the start of workshops: ‘You only learn when you do difficult things.’ It is a reminder to expect things to be difficult when …
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- The past, present and future at the same time
In conversations about regenerative design we draw heavily on Bill Sharpe’s Three-Horizons Model because it allows us to make sense of a complex situation. In any group of people collaborating …Continue reading “The past, present and future at the same time”
- On the Ultraviolet Catastrophe and teaching designIn the first year of my undergraduate chemistry course, we learnt about a concept called the Ultraviolet Catastrophe. This term refers to a phenomenon predicted by classical physics that …
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News and highlights
Field notes from our training courses and news about what we are up to at Constructivist.
Latest articles
- Pattern book field notes – action learning and continuous place-based design
This week I took my copy of the Pattern Book to Cambridge. (Its second visit: in July I dropped it …Continue reading “Pattern book field notes – action learning and continuous place-based design”
- Emergent marketing – the RDL Cohorts for 2026I’ve noticed recently how often a controlling mindset can creep in when I think about how we spread the word …
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- Our new online intro to regenerative design launches in November
Here’s my pitch: Interested in regenerative design?Are you — or your colleagues — wondering how to introduce regenerative thinking on …Continue reading “Our new online intro to regenerative design launches in November”
- Canvas and Twill — the patterns for two new short courses in regenerative designMore and more design teams are committing to regenerative principles and goals in their projects. This is very promising. But …
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- Field notes: the Kalideascope meets the Ambition Loop
This week I was invited to run an afternoon session for the Engineers Without Borders UK Systems Change Lab at …Continue reading “Field notes: the Kalideascope meets the Ambition Loop”
- Two new short courses on regenerative design — launching next weekOver the last couple of months we’ve been preparing two new online courses introducing regenerative design, and we’re almost ready …
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