Learning Design for Sustainability

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Free Online Course: Learning Design for Sustainability provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Learning Design for Sustainability is taught by Scott Boylston.

Overview
  • Our future depends on sustainable solutions. Learn why social, economic, and ecological sustainability is important to design and to our world.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    1. What Is Sustainability?
    • Understanding the basics of sustainability
    • A diversity of sustainable design approaches
    • The sustainable development goals
    • Unleashing sustainability in all its forms
    2. Perceptual Innovation
    • Life cycle thinking and natural capital
    • Nurturing life by design through closed loop thinking
    • Biomimicry: Nature as a design mentor
    • The stages of learning for sustainable business
    • Behavior change through design
    3. Technical Innovation
    • Measuring impacts in the supply chain
    • sSWOT: From impacts to strategies
    • Service design and the sharing economy
    • The circular economy
    • How certifications can build businesses competencies and consumer trust
    4. Social Innovation
    • Reframing design opportunities through social innovation
    • Social Design Pathways
    • A different kind of client: Designing with people, not for them
    • Facilitating change through design
    Conclusion
    • Next steps