“The Regen-D game about water management in the Indian ecovillage went really well today. Everybody in our group of visitors from Sri Lanka got a turn and we managed to use all the different disks. They particularly liked thinking about the technology and the resources that the local people had access to, rather than a ‘scientific approach’ of academics sitting in a room deciding what would be useful. They were familiar with much of the infrastructure – solar pumps, etc – so could talk a lot about the problems and solutions. I thought a really key moment was when we saw the video of the system being explained – someone said ‘there is no sound’ before realising that the explanation was in sign language. This added a new level of awareness about the project.” — Dr Andrew Carmichael, Senior RA, University of Central Lancashire, UK

 

In our Regen-D series we use an interactive game format to publish case studies of initiatives and design proposals in the sustainability/regeneration space.

Each game has a companion book with a written summary and printable/downloadable game materials. Where appropriate, games are bi- or multilingual in English and at least one the languages of the location that the initiative or design concept relates to.

A Regen-D publication is like curating an online exhibition of multimedia resources, such as interviews with stakeholders, diagrams and charts, powerpoint slides, interim reports, or video clips of your initiative. The game uses QR-codes that link to the multimedia files. Players open the QR link and discuss the content of the linked file, then arrange placeholder pictures in the game space. This process leads the players to discover, step by step in random order, what the initiative or design idea is about. Additional task disks prompt players to engage further with the materials.

The basic process of the game:

 

Remit of the Regen-D series

The mission of the Regen-D games is to promote in new ways the voice of those working in the field of sustainability and regeneration. Regen-D stands for “regenerative design”, and publications in the series include fully implemented initiatives, work in progress, and design proposals. We understand regeneration as going a step further compared with sustainability – not only to make sure that future generations and the natural world can be sustained, but to actively repair the damage that has already been done while cultivating new relationships with nature and society. Moreover, we understand sustainability and regeneration in a broad sense. Therefore, this includes not only environmental issues but also social innovations, technological developments, arts and human creativity, tools and techniques for individual reflection, and systems-thinking. Regen-D publications are bi- or multilingual in English and in at least one language of the local context.

 

Regen-D editorial board

Our editorial board members are responsible for peer review of the Regen-D series. They evaluate both the collection of multimedia files and the companion ebook. We have a balance of scholars and practitioners on our board, and the members come from all over the world.

Regen-D volumes

Volume 1: Water management systems at Shikha Ecovillage (published 2023)

Shop link for Vol.1

Volume 2: Local Loop: Collaborative finance for the circular economy (published 2023/2024)

Shop link for Vol. 2