Design in an Age of Crisis: Rethinking Work and the Environment

Design In An Age of Crisis is a new mini-series on the Undercurrents podcast feed. COVID-19 could provide a moment to recast work as a social as well as economic activity, as business models change and people find new ways of organising work and life. At the same time, the pandemic has demonstrated the urgent need for us to radically rethink environments to be sustainable, just and resilient in the face of shocks to come, including the climate and biodiversity crises. In this episode, Bruce Daisley and Dr Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discuss the role design could play in making work more meaningful, and in designing better, more sustainable places. Design In An Age Of Crisis is a global open call from the London Design Biennale and Chatham House. The open call is looking for radical and rapid responses, in any format, to problems facing humanity across four briefs: Health, Environment, Work and Society. Read the briefs and submit your radical design thinking by 31 August 2020. Submit your radical design idea: https://www.londondesignbiennale.com/opencall Credits: Speakers: Bruce Daisley, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg Host: Ana Yang Sound Editor: Jamie Reed Recorded and produced by Chatham House