Design Thinking Tools for Intersectional Climate Solutions
This workshop presented by Washington Center Visiting Scholar Rachel Beth Egenhoefer offered by the Center for Community Based Learning and Action, will present tools and frameworks for identifying root causes of systemic issues, and finding leverage points to create impactful change.
When: 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 25
Where: SEM II E2105 with Zoom option: https://evergreen.zoom.us/j/81610157617
Design Thinking Tools for Intersectional Climate Solutions
All too often we are told to rely on individual climate solutions that do not take into consideration the larger socio-economic conditions. “Eat organic food to solve climate change!” ignores questions of where, how, when it’s grown; who can afford it, how and why; what was their education; where did they live; and on and on…
Design Thinking is a human centered framework for problem solving that emphasizes empathy first. Working in this way allows us to identify deeper questions to ask before coming up with solutions that are often short sighted.
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to frameworks and tools in Intersectionality, Transition Design, and Design Thinking, and then be given the opportunity to work on putting these skills into action.
