The DRRS Interview Collection

The DRRS participants’ interviews offer a first-hand look at what the MAS in Regenerative Systems programme is about. Through the personal stories, participants share their experiences, challenges, and the moments that shaped their learning journey. Find out more how the program influences their perspectives, skills, and future paths.

Lina López on the Systemic Cycles Tour as part of the CAS Field Design Trip in the Upper Po River Bioregion, Italy, accompanied by the full moon. September 2025.

“The CAS challenged me in ways I didn’t expect”
Michael Grimm, 03.2026
https://sce.ethz.ch/en/sce-news/2026/march-2026/the-cas-challenged-me-in-ways-i-didnt-expect.html

Christian Lenz: “In this MAS, I found what I had been searching for”
Michael Grimm, 12. 2025
https://sce.ethz.ch/en/why-eth-zurich/success-stories/christian-lenz-in-this-mas-i-found-what-i-had-been-searching-for.html

Web of life
Sylwia Orczykowska, Willlow Gatewood, 7.11.2025
https://medium.com/regenerative-systems/web-of-life-5d0aa3b87618

“This programme has transformed how I design, think, and engage with people and place.”
Michael Grimm, 27.05.2025
https://sce.ethz.ch/en/sce-news/2025/05/interview-katy-chada-mas-eth-in-regenerative-systems.html

Where else can I find professionals learning in real-world praxis with scientific rigour?
Michael Grimm, 27.03.2024
https://sce.ethz.ch/en/sce-news/2024/03/interview-raquel-gagliano.html

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Second Certificate of Advanced Studies in Regenerative Systems

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Designing for Resilience: RE:GENERATE Alpine-urban circularity”

How to revive mountain livelihoods, focusing on local identity, resilient landscapes and a regenerative economy? What: ETHZ Master course by Systemic Design Labs. When: spring term 2019. Instructors: Tobias Luthe, Justyna Swat, Haley Fitzpatrick, Anna Rodewald Design challenge The specific design challenge is to identify and layout a holistic, partly quantified and visualized systems strategy…

Beyond bio-composites: Hemp skis

During the Systemic Design Labs course “ski and board building seminar”, we introduced hemp fibers, Paulownia and Laburnum wood veneer, grown on the lands of the MonViso Institute. Based on the long-time experience of the Grown – Design as Nature – collective, we prototyped the first hemp skis while students assisted and built their own…

Phd Summer School “Designing for Resilience: RE:GENERATE Alpine-urban circularity”

An experiential educational co-creation hybridizing science, design, social outdoor joy, and local people action. What: ETH-EPFL PhD Summer School When: June 2021. Instructors: Tobias Luthe (ETH), Romano Wyss (EPFL), PhD students of ETH and EPFL as organizers; many further professors, policy makers, practitioners Organized by ETH Zurich, EPFL Lausanne, MonViso Institute. Partnering with The Oslo School…