On the design immersion weeks this summer participants had a day for each of the phases of the design web. We worked through the growth phase (vision, helps and limits), the exploratory phase (patterns, ideas and principles), the productive phase (integration, action and momentum) and the reflective phase (appreciation, reflection and pause). The first phase of growth can also be seen as the child phase, and the symbol is a seed, showing the potentiality.
One of the things that struck me about working this way was how much the energy in the group reflected the energy of the phase. On the growth day we were hopeful, dreaming, imagining, feeling resourceful and at times confronted by our limits.
Before the course in Belgium one of my co-tutors Bert thought it would be nice if there was a poem for each day. Without sharing this with the group, one of the participants spontaneously wrote a poem for each day, which I will share with you this week.
Growing, expanding
Discover the whole
Turning the key
To start playing our role
Visions and dreams
From the depths of our soul
Paving the path
Towards reaching our goal
Limits to chances
Begin and you’ll see
What once was a limit
Will now set you free
Diego Van De Keere
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