As part of their newly launched Systemic Design Framework, Design Council has published research report Beyond Net Zero: A Systemic Design Approach; providing key recommendations on how designers can better respond to the climate emergency. The Design Council reached out to a number of experts working towards net zero including Gbolade Design Studio’s very own Co-Founder Tara, who was interviewed for the report.

Key elements of the Systemic Design Framework include:

Six principles for systemic design which can be used to help people to develop or adapt new design methods and tools from their own practice. The principles are: people and planet centred, zooming in and out, testing and growing ideas, inclusive and welcoming difference, collaborating and connecting, circular and regenerative.
Four key roles for designers to play when tackling systemic issues: system thinker, leader and storyteller, designer and maker, connector and convenor.
Types of design activities. These are: exploring, reframing, creating and catalysing.
The enabling activity that goes ‘around’ the design process, including orientation and vision setting, connections and relationships, leadership and storytelling, continuing the journey.