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Design for Sustainability & Regeneration

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 Details 

  • Starts 3 October 2022 with Social dimension
  • An asynchronous course with weekly live calls
  • 5 Modules
  • An average of 5-6 hours of study time per week
  • A live forum with engaging discussions about the course topics with other participants
  • Live facilitators throughout the course 

E-books, live calls, quizzes, discussions etc! 

4 dimensions + Design Studio

How to design a sustainable living?

Gaia Education’s online learning course, Design for Sustainability & Regeneration, provides participants with whole-systems design and systemic thinking skills, analytical abilities and practical tools to support the redesign of the human presence on Earth, one local community and bioregion at a time.

The programme, also offered in Spanish and Portuguese, is divided in four interconnected dimensions: Social Design, Ecological Design, Economic Design and Worldview, each conducted in an eight-week period, which can be taken individually or as a whole course.

The course is completed with the Design Studio – providing an opportunity to work with a  design team and focussing on real-life design projects proposed by the participants.

Meet many likeminded people!

Study when it suits you - materials always available

What will you learn?

The world needs sustainable design now to change the destructive trajectory we are on

Learn to o navigate conflict and embrace diversity – of ideas, beliefs, roles, etc

Learn to make a whole-systems design of your projects using permaculture principles

Learn to apply green building principles in your projects


Map the network of connections needed for your projects

Create a deep connection with nature through personal experience

Find out economic opportunities in your projects and develop them within the model of a social enterprise

Testimonials 

What other students are saying

Yes, save my spot!

  • "The GEDS programme has altered my life in many ways, giving me an extremely broad understanding of this world that we live in. I am very grateful for the knowledge that I have been given. I have also gained a deeper understanding of my spirituality and how to develop this part of my life further"

    Jasmine, Australia

    Full GEDS

  • "From my point of view this course has exceeded my expectations. The content was very interesting with a lot of references and links to check even later after finishing this course. I find it very useful that the course material was full of recommendations of authors, organisations, initiatives and interesting links with talks, inspiring video and many references to continue to deepen our knowledge on our own terms"

    Gabriele, Italy

    Full GEDS

  • "Led me on to continue education doing an MA at Schumacher"

    Ruth, UK

    Full GEDS

  • "As someone who has always struggled with making rent, paying off bills, and working jobs that were never what I wanted for myself, the idea of alternative money and a way to sustain myself outside a traditional hyper capitalist model is really captivating. I am hopeful this course will draw my life in a completely different direction than the path I am familiar with"

    Michael, USA

    Full GEDS

  • "The programme has triggered a great amount of reflection on my personal and professional life, and has given me a deeper sense of being part of a broader whole/system. It has also provided a lot of useful resources in the forms of books, links, videos, groups, etc, to continue learning about the topics afterwards. It has also provided a great community that I expect to keep in touch with"

    Hernan Iannello

    Full GEDS

  • "Thank you also for your humble and so approachable attitude, listening to all of us!
    I have a whole new perspective on systems now. And systems is really the keyword. I think it’s systems thinking what we do here to understand the greater systems, the underlying motivations and values, and the drivers of system change."

  • "Thanks first to Jeremy, who is a total genius, able to bring together in a cohesive and understandable whole such diverse concepts; to the Gaia team who are brilliant; and also to the wonderfully diverse, friendly open participants, who have all contributed to making this course so life-changing."

  • "... the truths I have attempted to live by during my entire life, despite opposition from my nearest and dearest, have been verified and endorsed beyond doubt. Aged 75 this is the most reassuring and validating experience I have ever had. I cannot begin to express the depth of my love and appreciation to you all."

Ready to start? 

Starts on the 3 October with the social dimension

Register now! Talk to Silvia!