‘We need a Ministry of Creation & Climate Change’
WDCD-founder Richard van der Laken calls for more influence of the creative industry on political decision making
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Three more reasons to attend WDCD Live Amsterdam
Association of Dutch Designers (BNO) to host the BNO Circle Sessions on circular design
On pop-up cities and shrink-wraped cucumbers
Athenaeum recommends #2: reading list for WDCD Live 2017 attendants
Watch the video and bring light to a child in Mali
Cyclus campaign by Arjowiggins and Antalis teams up with Childfund Alliance to provide families in Mali with solar lamps
Design for waterproof future and plastic-free oceans
Water is the main topic in two of our activation session during WDCD Live Amsterdam
Look at the music
Dutch designer Jaap Drupsteen creates wonderful visual world for Calefax reed quintet
Makers Unite starts crowdfunding campaign
Organization in support of creative refugees wants to become a social enterprise in Amsterdam
Stedelijk Museum exhibits design for refugees
Cucula team with chairs produced in the Berlin based workshopWDCD attendants can opt for a Breakfast & Guided Exhibition Tour on 24 May
The future is bright, thanks to designers
WDCD’s new publication ‘Good News for the Planet’ presents 31 brilliant ideas for climate action
Learn from floating plants in the Amazon
Victor Affarosão Paulo based architect and WDCD speaker Marko Brajovic leads biomimicry workshop in the Amazon
Good news from the world on wheels
Carbon free trains, electric buses, self-driving on-demand car service: the future is bright in public transport
Will we have Mexico’s future minister of the Interior on stage?
Former mayor of Mexico City Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón is considering return to Mexican politics
‘Together we have real developing power’
WDCD teams up with IKEA Foundation and Autodesk Foundation for Global Climate Action Challenge
Restaurant of the heart receives families in need
Tawlet, the restaurant in Beirut set up by food activist Kamal Mouzawak, offers families in need the pleasure of dining
Fighting deforestation with drones and phones
Peter Gabriel’s WITNESS to train Amazon inhabitants to record illegal logging
Business has a lot to gain from remanufacturing
Circular business expert Nancy Bocken studied remanufacturing strategies for European Remanufacturing Network
Precious Plastic takes the next step
The full story behind Dave Hakkens' plastic recycling project
Learn how to design for the circular economy
Activation sessions at WDCD Live Amsterdam will inspire you to help shape the economy of the future
ECO coin puts value on nature
Rewarding environmental action through an alternative currency
‘The silver lining is that people are fighting back’
350.org founder Bill McKibben finds hope in the massive public uprising against Trump administration’s climate change denial
Find inspiration in the marshes of Chibayish and the magic of feathers
Athenaeum recommends #1: Three magazines on rural life and nature
Compose your own programme and pay accordingly
WDCD Live’s new format offers lots of choice from Activation Sessions to ticketing
‘If things are bad, that’s good’
‘A terrible situation is a great opportunity to use design thinking,’ says Bruce Mau
‘We will bring positive energy into the climate change discussion’
With global temperature rising to new records, WDCD is mobilizing the creative community