LCD Weekly Issue - 044- Community and events
⛰️ Words from the mountains
During the Christmas holidays, we took our little boys to see the movie Mufasa (The Lion King is one of my all-time favorite films). The movie features a song titled "We Go Together," with the lyrics, "...If you want to go fast, go alone... but if you want to go far, we go together."
Those words have stayed with me ever since. The power of community is truly invaluable.
It has been two years since we started the Life-Centered Design School, and we've experienced firsthand the truth of that phrase: "If you want to go far, we go together!"
With our team of volunteers and our growing community, we are building safe spaces to share, think, inspire, create, and learn. Here is where the magic happens—connecting with like-minded individuals and providing a space to share and belong.
With this in mind, we have created three free events for February.
Let me show you what we have for you:
Design at the Kitchen Table: Conversation and Co-Creation Session.
February 20: at 5pm CET / 11am EST
Hosted by our alumni Mary Burton and Jeroen Spoelstra.
How might we each take a seat at the kitchen table and talk about our craft in the context of nourishment of the planet that we call home? How might we set aside the traditional expectations of our profession and instead discuss the joyous possibilities that can emerge from the ingredients in our worldwide pantry of life?
Let's share a meal of ideas and create recipes of action at a beautiful, global kitchen table of designers.
Let's feed the world by designing for the things that matter most in celebration of all life.
Shifting from Human to Life-Centered Design: Course Tour.
February 24th: 3pm CET / 9am EST
Hosted by Alice Donferri and Jeroen Spoelstra
Are you interested in Life-Centered Design? Do you want to design for impact? Would you like to learn a more holistic approach that takes nature into consideration? If you're thinking of joining the course but would like more information, this online event is perfect for you!
LCD TALKS! Life-Centered Design and Design Thinking.
February 27th: 4pm CET / 10am EST
Hosted by Jeroen van der Weide and Jeroen Spoelstra
Join us for an engaging and insightful discussion that explores the relationships between Life-Centered Design (LCD) and Design Thinking. This event features distinguished guests Jeroen van der Weide, Managing Partner of the Design Thinkers Academy Amsterdam, and Jeroen Spoelstra, Co-Founder of the Life-Centered Design School. Two Jeroen's talking about design, Jaja!
Online Course: Shifting from Human to Life-Centered Design.
We will run the 6 Cohort of the Course Shifting from Human to Life-Centered Design on March 7. Enrollment has opened TODAY for everyone subscribed to LCD Weekly, so (you)!
In May, we have two events abroad:
May 8: Non-Human Persona Workshop with the Design Thinkers Academy in Amsterdam.
May 24: Non-Human Persona Workshop in Vermont. Hosted by Catherine Bianca Lima and Taylor Kaus.
June 5-7: Design Festival in our Village (more on this soon)!
That concludes this week's newsletter. Although it's a different format, there's a lot happening at the school, and I'm excited to share it! We will return to our regular programming next week.
See you next Monday,
Marce
