Designing for Relationality, Resilience and Regeneration

Michael Stead

Designing for Relationality, Resilience and Regeneration

Michael Stead

Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Speech

Abstract

Drawing upon my Design research and practice, this talk will explore the opportunities and challenges ‘Designing for Relationality, Resilience and Regeneration’ presents, particularly within local creative industry contexts where tensions can emerge between the desire for progress and innovation alongside the need to respect community heritage.

It will also introduce the Design Council’s Skills for Planet Design blueprint and how this will be embodied as part of new Design programmes at Lancaster University’s Imagination Design Lab.

https://northerndesignfestival.co.uk/festival-2026

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 14/05/2026
Event	Northern Design Festival 2026 - KANTEENA, Lancaster, United Kingdom Duration: 13/05/2026 → 15/05/2026 https://northerndesignfestival.co.uk/festival-2026

Festival

Festival	Northern Design Festival 2026
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Lancaster
Period	13/05/26 → 15/05/26
Internet address	https://northerndesignfestival.co.uk/festival-2026

3 Speech
2 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
2 Journal article
1 Co-written Report
More
- 1 Conference contribution/Paper

Don’t Panic: Designing Hopeful Sustainable Technological Futures with and for Young People
Stead, M., 3/03/2026.
Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN › Speech
DRS 2026 Editorial: Regenerating the “Sustainability Project”: Transitioning Design and Sustainability Research into the 21st Century
Stead, M. & Sánchez Ruano, D., 8/06/2026, DRS2026: Edinburgh, 8-12 June, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Design Research Society: Proceedings of DRS2026 Edinburgh Design Research Society International Conference. 2026 ed. Edinburgh: Design Research Society
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Conference contribution/Paper › peer-review
GO: Morecambe Bay: Using Design and Technology to Increase Outdoor Learning and Engagement with Walney Island’s Nature and Regeneration
Stead, M. & Webber, D., 12/05/2026, (Accepted/In press) Morecambe Bay Curriculum. 4 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Proceedings › Co-written Report

2 Invited talk
1 Festival/Exhibition/Concert
1 Member of Advisory Panel

Northern Design Festival 2026
Stead, M. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
14/05/2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Invited Talk and Panel - Children, Interaction, and Design Networking Event 2026 - Edinburgh Futures Institute
Stead, M. (Invited speaker)
3/03/2026
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Design Council Skills for Planet Network (External organisation)
Stead, M. (Advisor)
2026 → …
Activity: Membership types › Member of Advisory Panel

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Designing for Relationality, Resilience and Regeneration

Abstract

Festival

Research output

Don’t Panic: Designing Hopeful Sustainable Technological Futures with and for Young People

DRS 2026 Editorial: Regenerating the “Sustainability Project”: Transitioning Design and Sustainability Research into the 21st Century

GO: Morecambe Bay: Using Design and Technology to Increase Outdoor Learning and Engagement with Walney Island’s Nature and Regeneration

Activities

Northern Design Festival 2026

Invited Talk and Panel - Children, Interaction, and Design Networking Event 2026 - Edinburgh Futures Institute

Design Council Skills for Planet Network (External organisation)

Cite this