MINOR DEGREE IN REGENERATIVE DESIGN. A NEW DESIGN EDUCATION PARADIGM IN MEXICO.
Year: 2023
Editor: Buck, Lyndon; Grierson, Hilary; Bohemia, Erik
Author: Cobreros, Carlos; De La Torre, María Elena; Sánchez-Ruano, David
Series: E&PDE
Institution: Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
Section: Design and engineering as agents of regeneration and transformation
DOI number: 10.35199/EPDE.2023.109
ISBN: 978-1-912254-19-4
Abstract
A new narrative and approach to address the unprecedented challenges faced by society on a global scale is urgently needed. The concept of sustainability is deemed inadequate, and a shift towards regenerative design and development processes is proposed. Regenerative Design (RD) is presented as a systemic and ecological action that seeks to co-evolve with nature and reverse the degeneration of the earth's natural systems. The article proposes a new interdisciplinary engineering and design education program from a regenerative approach at Tecnologico de Monterrey, which involves community participation, ethnographic tools, and design charrettes. The program, in a minor degree format, aims to co-design human structures and systems that can co-evolve with living systems, value the relationship between human systems and the natural ecosystem, and create positive and abundant futures. Success cases are presented to exemplify the application of the methodology.
Keywords: Regenerative development; sustainability; regenerative learning; higher education; living systems