The learning module "Design as Nature" unfolds the disconnect between Western cultures and nature. The module emphasizes the need to relearn and cultivate a closer connection with nature, becoming aware that humans are nature. It introduces the concept of "Design as Nature" as a transitional step towards a deeper understanding of nature, its design language, and patterns.

This module focuses on developing a critical understanding of systems thinking. It equips participants with the skills and perspectives necessary to navigate complex systems. It encourages a holistic approach to understanding and engaging with the intricate dynamics of various systems, from biological organisms to social structures and beyond.

This learning module navigates the journey from global crises to local interventions by first emphasizing the significance of resilience in DRRS. It then explores local responses to global crises through diverse perspectives in the "framing nested crises" submodule. The subsequent submodules focus on practical skills at the community level and the societal and individual root causes of crises.

This introductory module explains this CAS with its goals, content, structure, phases and organization. It launches the individual Quest process as a new or prolonged activity for those who had taken CAS#1/#2. The field design trip is introduced.

This MAS is a holistic learning journey relating science, engineering, design, art, inner development, and embodied practices with place-specific hands-on engagement for planetary health.In this introductory module, content, structure, phases, and organization will be laid out, as well as the final stage of the Quest process. The field design trip is introduced.

The physical, in-person field design trip is a central element of the CAS. It takes about one week and visits a DRRS-partnering Living Systems Lab (LSL), a long-term relation with place, curated by a so-called “weaver.” This CAS#3 field design trip is to Mallorca, where we will meet our co-guide, Daniel Christian Wahl, DRRS lecturer and regional weaver.

The course explores living systems' complexity and unpredictability, discussing emergence, interbeing, and non-linearity. Living Systems Labs are introduced as places to navigate and intervene in complex systems. Key elements include emergence for social innovation and leveraging nature-centric reflections.

The personalized virtual live conversations with invited experts aim to empower professionals to navigate the complexity of tomorrow's accelerating nested crises to lead society toward regeneration across AI, culture, and resilience. Expert contributions are tailored to participants' Quest topics and invitation preferences.

This learning module focuses on exploring sustainability at a deep and critical level, encouraging participants to delve into the fundamental principles of sustainability, reflect on their mental models, and critically examine the Sustainable Development Goals. The module also aims to expand participants' thinking towards regeneration as a principle of life.

Module three explores network analysis methods applicable to diverse networks like social, social-ecological, and other relational networks. It introduces social network analysis (SNA), computing variables for interpretation, and understanding network structures within systems. It emphasizes relational mapping's significance in navigating complex systems.

The physical, in-person field design trip is central to the executive degree programme throughout all its elements. The final trip takes the participants five days from Zurich to the Lucerne mountains on a Systemic Cycles tour, where they work in groups to reflect on the content of the CAS series and prepare for their Master's thesis pitches at the ETH live event at the end of this trip.

What is Systemic Design? The emerging field or "sphere" Systemic Design (SD) is not a discipline but a post-discipline - a hybrid combination of science, design, and systems thinking-sensing, a set of challenge-based navigation processes, techniques, and cultures. In Systemic Design, we ask questions to enact complexity through reflexive processes, applying various types of methodologies.

This learning module, entitled "Worldviews," explores how individuals perceive the world and construct their understanding of reality. It emphasizes the significance of worldviews, defined as fundamental beliefs and modes of participation in the broader context.

This module focuses on the final preparation of the Master design thesis and the popular science article, accompanied by individual Quest mentoring from programme experts and the DRRS team.

The module "reframing complexity "invites participants to explore various access points for dealing with uncertainty, fostering a holistic perspective on complexity and encouraging a more nuanced and informed approach to navigating complex living systems.

This module explores resilience from diverse perspectives. It aims to expand traditional notions of resilience beyond simply "bouncing back" after shocks, focusing on innovative and transformative capacities. Topics range from social-ecological resilience to inner personal resilience and mindfulness practices, providing practical tools for fostering resilience in various contexts.

In this module, we build our understanding of scientific and engineering methods and scientific reasoning. We learn a set of key scientific and engineering methods for the context of DRRS and practice them in relation to the individual Quest. We consciously explore the regenerative potential of generative AI and the potential negative feedback loops and systemic side effects.

The fifth module explores circularities, covering various flows such as material, financial, water, energy/carbon, and social relations. It emphasizes the integration of previous concepts like systems thinking and social networks. Special attention is given to social flows and their connection to regeneration. The module stresses co-design as essential for achieving circularity.

In this module, we build our understanding of designerly methods and cultures of working as designers. We learn some design techniques and practice them in relation to the individual Quest.

In this module, we explore eight scales of decision-making, of science-based design interventions toward regenerative systems, and how to navigate within and across these scales with their inherent complexities, using a scientific, designerly framework.