Ecological design futuring with Transition Templates

Boehnert, J ORCID: 0000-0002-8990-0325 (2026) Ecological design futuring with Transition Templates. In: Transition Design Conference, 8-11 July 2026, TEC de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico.

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Abstract

Transition Templates brings ecological economists’ proposals for a good life for all within planetary boundaries into design with a transition-oriented futuring tool to envision pathways towards “Design Within Planetary Boundaries” (DWPB). The method investigates gaps between the imperatives described by the planetary science, the systemic transformations proposed by ecological economics, and the current design industry provision. Since ecological knowledge has historically been undervalued across design landscapes, new methods are needed to support ecological forms of design thinking and practice. Transition Templates Four Futures Framework (TT-FFF) offers a structure to imagine and explore diverse ecological design futures. This ecological design futuring exercise prompts participants to map pathways beyond current extractive and defuturing design trajectories to sustainable, restorative, and regenerative alternatives (i.e., pathways to DWPB). The TT-FFF encourages emergent ecological imaginaries at the intersection of political, economic, social, and technological change.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
UN SDGs:	Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being Goal 4: Quality Education Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production Goal 13: Climate Action Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords:	design futures, transition-oriented futuring, regenerative design, transition design, participatory systems mapping, design within planetary boundaries
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions:	School of Design
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2026 13:38
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2026 13:38
URN:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/17877

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