The Design Web

Design can be used to manifest projects, behaviour changes, products, pathways, pro- cesses. Design supports us to walk our talk and come into alignment with who we want to be in the world. We can use the process in a multitude of ways throughout our life journey. For example, we could create designs to enhance our own emotional well-being, to bring insights to family dynamics, for clearer communication in our relationships, moving home, starting a new job, getting fit, developing our nature connection.

It can be used on different scales, to look at something very specific and contained such as family meals, structure of group meetings or a trip away. We can design bigger picture things such as life transitions, career choices, and organisational structures. The Design Web can be used at home, in our gardens, workplaces, groups, neighbourhoods, within international movements.

Designs have already been done by people for

• Changing lifestyles, diet, location and careers
• Looking after elderly parents, becoming a parent, from organising house cleaning duties to recovering from burnout and chronic illness,
• Life transitions and rites of passage – from birth plans and weddings to end of life and dying creatively plans.
• Manifesting products such as books, courses and learning tools.
• Supporting a variety of skill development; becoming a facilitator, learning a new language, acquiring cooking or storytelling skills.
• Running volunteer programmes and events, from building homes to building businesses.
• Enabling more people care and resilience by teachers and health professionals in schools and hospitals
• Places including land, buildings, homes and offices.
• Scaling up and restructuring work of international organisations and businesses.