Become life-centered & regenerative in the work you love.
Life-Centered Design School
Life-centered design (LCD) is an actionable design approach that gives designers and other creatives the mindset, opportunity, and ability to include all life forms in their work and advocate for biological ecosystems and invisible communities. LCD transitions from creating value for the end user and shareholders to adding value for nature, communities, and the economy.
Our programs are available online, in nature, in the wild, and in hybrid formats.
Create impact
Take a course and start a project to create impact through advocating for all life forms in your work.
Positive change
Collaborate with us to drive positive environmental and social change in your design & innovation work.
LCD License
Collaborate with us and become a licensed Life-Centered Design facilitator in your organisation or community.
Our mission is to promote a new design mindset and skill set that prioritises nature and underrepresented communities alongside traditional stakeholders in the design process.
“When we discovered Life-Centered Design in 2020, it transformed our lives, and we knew we had to share it with the world. After years of research, interviews, and deep exploration of the methodology and nature, we created this beautiful space where our growing community of passionate professionals learn together and share their experiences”
- Jeroen Spoelstra & Marce Xirinachs
Key blogs
October 2 - 4, 2025 Aínsa, Spain
Forget the sterile meeting rooms and endless Zoom calls. Here in the heart of the Pyrenees, wild landscapes become your colleagues, igniting creative thinking and unexpected breakthroughs.
ESCAPE is the gathering where nature sets the agenda. Walk between sessions under ancient neighbors, and mystic trees, let mountain air clear your head, and connect with minds that think beyond the ordinary.
You'll leave with fire in your chest: fresh visions, genuine connections, and the energy to set your life and work ablaze with change.
Paricipants & Clients
Over 1000 people joined our courses, workshops and retreats or used our tools and methods to create impact for nature, communities & organisations
What do participants think about our courses
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" I highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to make a positive impact in the world. It is transformative, enlightening, and highly collaborative. 100% worth it. I was part of the 2024 Cohort, and here, I found my people. " -
Maria del Pillar Porras Villareal - Freelance Sustainability Consultant
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"Completing the course really helped me broaden my perspective of design and provided the right tools to start applying this to the design thinking process. It's perfect timing to adopt this mindset in the current state of the world"
Lovisa Boberg - UX Researcher | Service Designer at Klarna
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“I haven't felt so excited in such a long time. This course is giving me challenges, giving me a new perspective and making me re-think my approach to my surroundings! Super happy to be part of this.”
Tatiana Chajin Cian - Service Design Manager at Fjord, Part of Accenture Song
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“I'm personally finding my path from human-centered design to life-centered design (HCD 👉 LCD), and I couldn't be more grateful to Jeroen Spoelstra for helping guide my way.”
Stu Monk - Lead Designer at Scotia Bank
Non-Human Personas
Together with our community we created more then
250 Non-human personas
Non-human personas are a way to foster an emotional connection with nature and non-human entities through scientific research, creativity, and imagination. They help us understand the needs and perspectives of non-human actants and create designs that reflect their realities.
Impact Mapping Strategies
We help you make positive impact for nature, communities & organisations.
The better you understand your ecosystem, the better you understand the impact you have with your new product, service and value proposition. Our impact mapping method is a key element of our Life-Centered Design approach.
Curious what we can do with your team and organization? Download our Consulting Infopack
Less design sprints, more design walks
Discover our Life-Centered Design Guide to Slow Down.
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Slowing down allows you to reflect on what you are doing? And it opens up windows to design in another way
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We developed and collected 14 exercises to help you be more intentional with your design work.
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Did you know you can escape the double diamond and be more creative?
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Find your way! By slowing down you see things differently. You get a clear understanding of how you want to design