Abstract
In Capitalocene, humanity faces the intertwined crises of technological advancement and ecological collapse. These urgent challenges require us to question the power structures embedded in design, technology, and society. As a response, More-than-human design (MthD) recognizes the agency, sentience, and mutual influence of nonhuman species, materials, and environments, foregrounding principles of care, reciprocity, and collaborative co-shaping to foster multispecies cohabitation, ecological justice, and planetary well-being. Yet, it remains unclear how MthD can move beyond academia to influence policy, industry, and communities for ecological and social regeneration. Practicing MthD in the real world means proposing different ways of knowing and ways of framing societal, environmental, and political structures. Without critical engagement, MthD risks being diluted or co-opted, failing to fulfil its potential. This track presents 16 papers that address this challenge by collecting MthD work around topics of resistance, regeneration, and radical solidarity. Repositioning this vital movement towards real-world impact.
Keywords
more-than-human design; regeneration; resistance; radical solidarity
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.167
Citation
Zaga, C., Nicenboim, I., Giaccardi, E., Lindley, J., Berger, A., Garduño García, C., and Forlano, L. (2026) More-than-Human Design in the Real World: Resistance, Regeneration, and Radical Solidarity, in Simeone, L., Gray, C. M., Verhoeven, A., de Götzen, A., Bakırlıoğlu, Y., Zohar, H., Stead, M., and Buwert, P. (eds.), DRS2026: Edinburgh, 8–12 June, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.167
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More-than-Human Design in the Real World: Resistance, Regeneration, and Radical Solidarity
In Capitalocene, humanity faces the intertwined crises of technological advancement and ecological collapse. These urgent challenges require us to question the power structures embedded in design, technology, and society. As a response, More-than-human design (MthD) recognizes the agency, sentience, and mutual influence of nonhuman species, materials, and environments, foregrounding principles of care, reciprocity, and collaborative co-shaping to foster multispecies cohabitation, ecological justice, and planetary well-being. Yet, it remains unclear how MthD can move beyond academia to influence policy, industry, and communities for ecological and social regeneration. Practicing MthD in the real world means proposing different ways of knowing and ways of framing societal, environmental, and political structures. Without critical engagement, MthD risks being diluted or co-opted, failing to fulfil its potential. This track presents 16 papers that address this challenge by collecting MthD work around topics of resistance, regeneration, and radical solidarity. Repositioning this vital movement towards real-world impact.