Stuart Walker
@stuartwalker.bsky.social
Prof. Design for Sustainability, MMU Emeritus Lancaster & Calgary Alumnus RCA, Imperial Welsh/Canadian www.stuartwalker.org.uk DESIGN SHIFT: creative values for people, planet and the common good, 2026, Routledge DESIGN FOR RESILIENCE, 2023, MIT Press
'A Better Way' has just been published in 'Sublime' magazine - it's an excerpt from #DESIGN SHIFT: Creative Values for People, Planet and the Common Good, just published by #Routledge sublimemagazine.com/a-better-way/ @martyn_evans @ManMetUni @RCA @cisl_cambridge
A Better Way - Sublime
The worldview that has long prevailed is changing. Prof. Stuart Walker introduces his latest book, Design Shift: Creative Values for People, Planet and the Common Good.
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Until September, Routledge are offering a promotion - a 20% discount - on my new book: DESIGN SHIFT: Creative Values for People, Planet and the Common Good - see flier for details.
Mark Carney: "Many of our former strengths, built on our close ties to the US, have become weaknesses. The US has changed. That's their right. And we're responding ... we're deepening our partnerships with our closest allies, including the EU, the Nordic countries, and Australia."
Just published: DESIGN SHIFT - Creative Values for People, Planet and the Common Good www.routledge.com/Design-Shift... #design #sustainability #regeneration
Design Shift: Creative Values for People, Planet, and the Common Good
Examining how creative decision-making is fundamentally tied to our values and modes of thinking in an era of accelerating change and deepening challenges, this book offers a timely reminder that desi...
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Preorders of #DesignShift at a discount are now available from the #Routledge webpage, here: www.routledge.com/Design-Shift...
Design Shift: Creative Values for People, Planet, and the Common Good
Examining how creative decision-making is fundamentally tied to our values and modes of thinking in an era of accelerating change and deepening challenges, this book offers a timely reminder that design can be a powerful force for renewal, when grounded in a sense of responsibility, humility, and shared humanity. Drawing on insights from philosophy, global traditions, real-world examples, and hands-on making, the book explores how creativity can be guided by deeper values of compassion, inclusiv
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After a short delay, #DESIGN SHIFT will be published by #Routledge on April 20th - summary, pre-pub reviews and contents here: www.stuartwalker.org.uk
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I'm pleased to be giving the keynote at #TRASFORMA April 15-17 2026 in Guadalajara, Mexico www.instagram.com/p/DUoItC6l6q_/
disenoiteso on Instagram: "Se suma a TRASFORMA una voz internacional clave en la conversación contemporánea sobre diseño y sostenibilidad: Stuart Walker.Profe…"
Se suma a TRASFORMA una voz internacional clave en la conversación contemporánea sobre diseño y sostenibilidad: Stuart Walker.Profesor de Diseño para la Sostenibilidad en la Manchester School of Art (Manchester Metropolitan University) y referente global en pensamiento crítico, Stuart ha dedicado su trayectoria a replantear los valores que guían la práctica creativa en un contexto de crisis ambiental y social.En su conferencia “Useless Things: beacons of hope in a ruinous age”, nos invita a reimaginar cómo el diseño puede contribuir al bienestar de las personas y del planeta. A partir de investigaciones en psicología, ciencia, filosofía y tradiciones culturales diversas, propone una práctica que trasciende la utilidad inmediata y la eficiencia económica para orientarse hacia el cuidado, la interdependencia y el bien común.Autor de Sustainable by Design, Design and Spirituality, Design for Resilience y del próximo Design Shift: creative values for people, planet and the common good, Stuart Walker llega a TRASFORMA para impulsar una conversación urgente sobre los valores desde los que diseñamos.📍 ITESO, Guadalajara📅 15–17 de abril de 2026Muy pronto estaremos anunciando las ponencias de las charlas cortas y las sesiones de FuckUp Nights.
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Inspection copies of my forthcoming book 'Design Shift' can now be requested from Routledge - here's the link: www.routledge.com/Design-Shift... #design #values #sustainability #environment #creativity
Design Shift: Creative Values for People, Planet, and the Common Good
Examining how creative decision-making is fundamentally tied to our values and modes of thinking in an era of accelerating change and deepening challenges, this book offers a timely reminder that desi...
routledge.com
I'm pleased to be giving the keynote at 'Designing for #Resilience' at Singapore University of Technology and #Design on Wednesday March 11th. Part of the #IDEAS Festival 2026. www.sutd.edu.sg/events-listi...
IDEAS Festival 2026 – Designing for Resilience: Ethics, Sustainability, and the Future of Human-Centred Design - Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
The HASS cluster is excited to invite you to a featured session at this year’s IDEAS Festival 2026, a nationwide showcase of cutting-edge insights from humanities and social science research on the theme of “resilience”. In this cross-disciplinary session, we will explore how design practice and theory can contribute to building more resilient forms of life, not […]
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Designing for Resilience - at Singapore's Ideas Festival www.sutd.edu.sg/events-listi...
IDEAS Festival 2026 – Designing for Resilience: Ethics, Sustainability, and the Future of Human-Centred Design - Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
The HASS cluster is excited to invite you to a featured session at this year’s IDEAS Festival 2026, a nationwide showcase of cutting-edge insights from humanities and social science research on the theme of “resilience”. In this cross-disciplinary session, we will explore how design practice and theory can contribute to building more resilient forms of life, not […]
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Photographer 'over the Moon' with iconic ET recreation two years in the making www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Something #Welsh to bring a smile.
Photographer over the Moon with ET recreation on Eglwysilan Mountain
The planets finally aligned for friends who spent two years trying to recreate an iconic movie scene.
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Great to see - wild salmon award for conservation efforts in Ribble and Hodder www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wild salmon award for River Hodder conservation efforts
The Ribble Rivers Trust is being honoured for a project which focuses on restoring salmon habitat.
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UK to rejoin Erasmus - wonderful news - it's a great programme for students and staff exchanges www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Erasmus live updates: Scheme to return for UK students from 2027
British students will be will be able to spend a year studying at EU universities without paying extra fees, and vice versa for European students.
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NEW: Summary, Contents, Reviews of 'DESIGN SHIFT' added to my website, plus more images of #design work in #Gallery See: stuartwalker.org.uk #sustainability #creativity #spirituality #design @manmetuni.bsky.social @commongoodmag.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social
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Design Shift: Creative Values for People, Planet, and the Common Good
Examining how creative decision-making is fundamentally tied to our values and modes of thinking in an era of accelerating change and deepening challenges, this book offers a timely reminder that desi...
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My latest book, #DESIGN SHIFT will be published by #Routledge on March 18, 2026. Available for pre-order on February 25. More information at: www.routledge.com/Design-Shift... @designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social
Design Shift: creative values for people, planet, and the common good
Examining how creative decision-making is fundamentally tied to our values and modes of thinking in an era of accelerating change and deepening challenges, this book offers a timely reminder that desi...
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202... A Labour Government preventing discussion of sustainability and North Sea oil and gas development. This is not only wreckless but also it's not the Labour Party I have supported for a long time. What does Starmer stand for, if anything?
Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy
Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other
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Picasso had many faults, but his art is timeless. Here, a poster for peace, love and solidarity between people in the face of fascism.
This article explains how Amazon locked-in its customers and sellers and then reduced the quality of its services to maximize profits. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and ...
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My new book, 'DESIGN SHIFT' will be available early 2026 Cover art not finalised but overview & chapter list on #Routledge website www.routledge.com/Design-Shift... @manmetuni.bsky.social @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social @designmuseum.bsky.social @designcouncil.bsky.social #design #sustainability
Hollywood star Matthew Rhys is returning to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in two decades in an acclaimed one-man play about Richard Burton to raise funds for Michael Sheen’s new Welsh National Theatre
Matthew Rhys to play Richard Burton in return to Welsh stage
Emmy Award-winner Matthew Rhys is set to return to the Welsh stage this November for the first time in 22 years in an acclaimed one-man play about Richard Burton to raise funds for Michael Sheen’s new...
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Some fine-grain carpark pricing here in central Spain
Rivers more polluted inside our national parks. Where is this government? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: river pollution twice as bad inside national parks as outside them
Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas of England and Wales should be cleanest
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New Exhition at Lancaster Museum - The Dalton Square Murders - the stories of the victims of Buck Ruxton. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Life stories of killer doctor Buck Ruxton's victims revealed
A new exhibition in Lancaster tells of the women murdered by a notorious doctor 90 years ago.
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Kate Raworth (left) at the World #Design Congress: Design for Planet talking about #DoughnutEconomics.
World Design Congress, London - Design for Planet - opening with children's choir - plea for planet.
Today, I saw a very wonderful and very sad exhibition at The Whitworth - The Beginnings of Knowledge by Santiago Yahuarcani, a contemporary Indigenous artist from the Peruvian Amazon. Showing in Manchester, Mexico City and Sao Paulo. A must-see show.
