The Design Council has launched a series of four videos, hosted by Nat Hunter, “to demystify the core components of systems change and to provide you with the ideas, tools and resources required to address systemic challenges”. Characteristics of Changemakers looks at how to be a systems thinker, how to be a convenor and connector, a designer and maker and a leader and storyteller. Watch all four here

Ancient books and manuscripts that have been affected by devastating floods in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna are being stored in freezers in an effort to salvage them, reports The Guardian. Frozen food company Orogel has donated space in its freezers to house the books in the hope that freezing them will halt any ongoing water damage and allow the books to be dried out later. Full story here

What Design Can Do reports from Juntos Farm in Ibiza, a “cultural destination that supports the transition to regenerative agriculture”. The project was started by a small team of farmers and creatives led by Earthrise Studio co-founder Finn Harries and ‘naturepreneur’ Christian Jochnick and aims to host tasing events, educational workshops, cooking classes and farm tours later this year. “The hope is that eventually, Juntos Farm can be viewed as a case study for how other farming communities around the globe can meet both climate and food security challenges head on,” WDCD’s Natasha Berting says. Read the article here

Online and in-person conference Circularity 23: accelerating the circular economy runs from June 5-7. Sessions include The North Face’s Senior Manager, Global Sustainability, Carol Shu, talking about effective communication strategies, Designing for Circularity from the Ground Up with Amazon Global Lead, Product Circularity Rhys Thom, and an update on the Global Plastics Treaty from the World Wildlife Fund and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Register for the live stream here

The Global Game: Remapping Collaborations is the theme of this year’s London Design Biennale which runs from June 1-25 at Somerset House. Featuring 45 pavilions from 5 continents, involving more than 50 countries, cities and territories, participants have been asked to “imagine and enact new forms of international cooperation through the medium of design”.  Sessions include an “interactive simulation [whereby] players take charge of producing a major cultural festival in the face of an approaching typhoon”. Full details here

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