Crises hold chances. We are finding ourselves in times of deep, nested, and accelerating ecological, social, cultural, political, economic, and personal crises. This dynamic situation is highly complex and uncertain, unpredictable, and even chaotic. Yet within chaos is creativity, and creativity leads to chances for renewal.<\/p>\n
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This first CAS ETH in Regenerative Systems as part of the Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (DRRS) programme is about creating positive impact in complex systems as part of learning communities.
\nExciting live illustrations take participants to partnering real-world labs and bio-regional learning centres, i.e. Ostana Italy, Hemsedal Norway, Annecy France, Mallorca Spain, and Venice Italy \u2013 embodying complex systems from governance scales of material supply chains to products, buildings, communities and their services, to landscapes, bio-regions, and transnational cooperation. This offers a relational understanding of communities and regions undergoing sustainability transitions across different contexts, cultures, climates, and geographies.<\/p>\n
Some of the prominent methods participants will learn are systemic design and systems-oriented design, social network analysis, resilience assessment, life cycle and footprint analysis, circularity mapping, visual dialogue, cross-scale design, \u00abView from Above\u00bb perspectives, design as nature, transdisciplinary research, real-world elaboration, personal inner development, and more. A main innovation is that such diverse methods, practices, tools, cultures, are taught and learnt in synergies, in relation, challenge based, to form new cultures of \u201cdancing with systems\u201d, of dealing with complexity, science-based and designerly with direct practical impact.<\/p>\n
This CAS is the first out of a planned series of three CAS, leading to the planned MAS Master of Advanced Studies ETH in Regenerative Systems.<\/p>\n
This CAS with its introducing MOOC is a hybrid programme that can be studied virtually from wherever one lives, in a pace that one can combine with professional and private life. The distinctive physical, in-person component adds the real-world facets with all their unmatched qualities to the flexible virtual part and makes it hybrid. The course modules and themes are as follows:<\/p>\n
The course starts on 4 September 2023 and extends over three months. DRRS MOOC#1 needs to be taken prior to CAS#1 start. After an initial introduction week there will be a block field design trip where the entire group meets physically in a partnering real-world lab and engages physically, intensively for 10 days. For the successful completion of each CAS, 12 ECTS credits are awarded. The course language is English.<\/p>\n
The application window is now open until 31 May 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n The CAS addresses thought leaders and decision makers from a variety of fields who want to embrace uncertainty and co-design across governance scales, cultures and thought schools for a better, more resilient, and regenerative future. The inclusiveness of this unique programme allows participants to expand on their fields by learning and co-creating with synergistic stimulation and exchange.<\/p>\n Admission to the CAS programme is open to students who hold a master\u2019s degree acknowledged by ETH or equivalent educational qualifications. In addition, applicants must have successfully completed MOOC#1 Sustainability to Regeneration and submit a motivation letter.<\/p>\nFor whom is this course?<\/h3>\n
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