In this episode, we hear from Ania Rzymyskiewicz, a visual communication designer, facilitator and creative strategist, who helps us imagine what a more planetary future could really look like, and what matters when we think about this. Ania’s work aims to help organizations turn ideas into purpose-driven, clarity-led action. Her work blends process facilitation with regenerative design principles to foster more meaningful, resilient, and future-ready ways of working. Ania holds a Master’s in Graphics, with a focus on graphic design and printmaking. With over a decade in the creative industry, she has increasingly aligned her practice with planetary thriving and social equity. She is a graduate of the Transformational Leadership for Sustainability program and an alumna of the Regenerative Leadership. Currently, she works as an active member of Grafill, Creatives for Climate, and the Bergen Facilitation Collective. In her spare time, she runs Bici Kunst – a small art gallery and event space nestled inside Bici Bergen, a local bike workshop.

She reminds us that design is everywhere around us, and can have a huge impact on how both humans and more-than-humans end up being able to live. In the conversation, Ania shares her regenerative vision for her own business as a designer, and how sustainability can be included in all sorts of small and big ways in visioning and enacting work and space. She mentions some ways that she has taken small actions to make her own business as regenerative and low-impact as possible, which you can also find out more about here. She also shares her initiative called “Creatives in the Wild”, for which she drew inspiration from the Planetary Planning Episode with Emīlija Vaselova, and where a group of creatives went up a mountain Bergen, Norway, and explored how more-than-humans could re-shape their work. You can see some images and details on this Instagram post as well.

Take-aways for planners, by Ania Rzymyszkiewicz

* Reflect on what surroundings you want to live in, and what future makes you feel joyful. And then as, what does this look like?

* Understand “joy” for yourself / your group, but also for the other beings in a given space you use, and seek ways of allowing all beings to thrive and experience joy.

References / Further reading

“Designing Regenerative Cultures” by Daniel Christian Wahl

“Regenerative Leadership”, by Giles Hutchins & Laura Storm

Ruben Pater’s work at “Untold Stories”

Find Ania on LinkedIn and Instagram!

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