Design for Sustainability Online Short Course

Course Details

This online course is an introduction to the tools and processes required for sustainable design practice, including systems thinking, circularity, stakeholder evaluation, co-creation, and more.

Topics Covered

• Introduction to sustainability in design, why, how and what
• Strategies for sustainability
• Design thinking for design for sustainability
• Introduction to design for sustainability tools
• Exploration of systems thinking and systems mapping
• Introduction to circular economy concepts
• Circularity of materials and waste
• Waste as a resource
• Redesign processes for sustainability
• Life cycle analysis and impact measurement
• People centred design
• Learning from nature: Permaculture principles, biomimicry
• Transition design