About: Tobias Luthe (PhD) is an academic transdisciplinary hybrid. At ETH Zurich, Tobias is director of the learning program “Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems” and the leader of the ETH Systemic Design Labs group. Tobias is the founding director of the MonViso Institute (MVI) in the Italian Alps, a living systems lab. At MVI, Tobias designed and built the passive net-positive “regenerator” house Il Doppio. Additionally, Tobias has been an Associate Professor for Systemic Design at The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Norway, and co-founded Grown, a design-as-nature lab and experience collective. Tobias is also a mountaineering guide and photographer and leads the Mountain Resilience Group at the Mountain Research Initiative, hosted at the University of Berne. www.tobiasluthe.net

Speaker Series Session: Navigating Complexity: (Non) Interventions through Systemic Design

Why, where, when, and how should we (or should we not) intervene in complex systems? Shifting from “engineering” solutions from outside to fostering emergence from within through navigational practices, this talk will explore how entrepreneurs act to change systems, the science behind their actions, and the strategies used to guide those changes effectively. It will highlight real-world case studies, ranging from an eco-design company to a living systems lab to an educational program on designing regenerative systems.

Drawing insights from these practices, the talk will introduce the latest iteration of a framework for navigating toward regenerative organizational management: the Compass Matrix. The session will conclude with an open, dynamic dialogue with the audience, grounded in their own experiences and reflections.

Register for Tobias’ session on February 6, 2025 from 10AM to 11AM ET.