Regenerative Practice at ETH Zurich

An immersive exhibition of Regenerative Practices at ETH Zurich – pitching MAS QUEST projects by ETH Zurich & MonViso Institute

On Friday, 4 July 2025, 10:30h – 14:30h, ETH Systemic Design Labs (SDL) and the MonViso Institute invite for an immersive exhibition of the DRRS programme with a pitch of the MAS ETH in Regenerative Systems´ Master thesis QUESTs. The Alumni Pavilion´s transformation into an immersive space will showcase the DRRS programme guided by the ”Systemic Design Wheel of Inquiry” framework, navigating complexity from science to art to inner development.

Immersing into the DRRS programme´s first two years 
Physical ”memory stations” exhibit our two-year MAS journey — from MOOCs through CAS 1-3 to today’s MAS cohort — each featuring artifacts, prototypes and living-systems demos (e.g. CAS deliverables, visual dialogue maps, field design trip photos, alumni profiles and testimonials, MonViso Institute photogrammetry, sensor-equipped Systemic Cycles bike, bio-composites hemp skis made at ETH,…). 

MAS thesis pitches interlinked by systemic governance 
The central, large-scale floor-covering ”scale-linking governance spiral” is the basis for linking the eight MAS QUESTs projects, pitched by the MAS students, and opening bridges to further work on regeneration from ETH Zurich´s colleagues and from practice partners.

Regenerative systems practice dialogue expanding beyond ETH
The central, large-scale floor-covering ”scale-linking governance spiral” is the basis for linking the eight MAS QUESTs projects, pitched by the MAS students, and opening bridges to further work on regeneration from ETH Zurich´s colleagues, and from practice partners.


An opportunity to connect and embark
This event both showcases MAS alumni work and strategically embeds DRRS methodologies and practices within ETH’s priorities—fostering cross- and transdisciplinary collaboration, amplifying ETH’s potential in building up leadership for regenerative systems practice, and inviting alumni, colleagues, partners, funders and journalists to engage in real-time systems co-creation.

Programme flow

10:30 – 11:00
•   Alumni Pavilion doors open
•   Open exploration “drop-in” immersive spiral walk: station hosts demo & mingle

11:00 – 11:30
•   Artistic intro curated by Art Now
•   Framing intro by Tobias Luthe

11:30 – 12:30
Eight spiral QUEST pitches of MAS graduates

12:30 – 13:15
•   MAS students in dialogue with Daniel Wahl and Tobias Luthe: “Regenerative Systems Practice – the DRRS programme” moderated by Michael Grimm
•   Contributions by the audience

13:15 – 13:30
Reflections – Regenerative Systems Practice at ETH Zurich – with Guillaume Habert

13:30 – 13:45
Artistic outro

13:45 – 14:30
•   Standing lunch with bioregional vegetarian specialities and the reflective framing by Sylwia Orczykowska
•   Mingling time around the immersive space and visual dialogue opportunities around the Gigamapping table
•   Partner showcases & deep-dive demos by further ETH colleagues, unities around the MonViso Institute, Systemic Cycles, Bioregional Sensing, further TBA

14:30
Event closure 

15:00
Following: DRRS community gathering

Event’s immersive space

1. Cross-scalar governance spiral, art performance stage and stations:
A.  MAS graduate’s QUEST
B.  Related ETH programmes: e.g. CAS in Regenerative Materials 

2. DRRS learning system: MOOC series, DRRS virtual community, CAS 1-3, Electives, MAS journey, CAS specifics (photos of mates, invited speakers, field design trip recap examples/highlights, ….)

3. Large wall guiding displays: A.  DRRS learning system tree, B.  Systemic Design wheel of inquiry 
4. DRRS didactics 
5. DRRS dialogic space 
6. DRRS gigamapping visual dialogues display and place to dialogue live
7. DRRS video streaming
8. Catering: bioregional, seasonal, veggie corner
9. DRRS testimonials

DRRS Partners’ stands:
MVI – MonViso Institute         
KB – DRRS knowledge base
IBI – CAS Regenerative Materials
BRS – Bioregional Sensing (maps, landart,…)
SC – Systemic Cycles

RSVP
The number of spots is limited. Please RSVP your attendance till 30 June, siging up: here

Event’s address
Alumni Pavillon ETH Zurich
Leonhardstrasse 34
8092 Zurich

Contact
Systemic Design Labs (SDL)
Designing Resilient Regenerative Systems (DRRS)
Michael Grimm, DRRS Programme Coordinator
email: drrs@ethz.ch

Download full invitation: here