Ida Persson is the founder if DesignShifts. She’s a systems designer and creative strategist from Sweden currently living in Munich.

Experience Design at CONFIRMED by adidas | Design & Systems Strategy · Foresight & Corporate Innovation | Founder Design Dialogues

Plant Scientist and social entrepreneur practicing emotional biomimicry to build regenerative relationships: with ourselves, each other and nature.

With Thanasis we’re exploring sessions and tools that aim to shift our relationship to the natural world.

A decolonial designer and researcher working at the edges of cultural and systemic transformation.

mayed is a key DesignShifts collaborator. We’ve hosted sessions about Shifting Beyond and moving From Lines to Loops

Strategist | Storyteller | Exploring the Flow of Power + Possibility

Together with Christine, we hosted an in-person session in Berlin about shifting From Lines to Loops.

Facilitator, ICF Coach, Researcher, Interdisciplinary Creative, co-weaving cultures of Creative Wellbeing and Regenerative Leadership

Together with Jen, we moved From Fixed Roles to Fluid Responses during a community session.

Design Researcher & Founder | Aging & Longevity | RCA Design Futures × Helen Hamlyn Centre

Hosan designed and hosted a workshop at RSA in London where we presented
DesignShifter Archetypes

Strategic Designer | Futures & Systems Facilitator | Narrative Builder | Incidental Glitter Fairy

Together with Kasia, we hosted a session about shifting From Serving a Few to Empowering Everyone

Research & Design Lead | Futures Strategy

Together with Kasia, we hosted a session about shifting From Serving a Few to Empowering Everyone

Designing marketing strategies with integrity and teams that thrive, for progressive organisations.

Together with Lorna, we explored a session about shifting From Glorifying Simplicity to Holding Complexity

Designer and researcher with experience tackling complex challenges and crafting research-driven design strategies.

We partnered with Jay on a practice session that was all about shifting From Influencing Nature to Influenced by Nature

Experience Design, Research & Facilitation | Regeneration x Transformation

Together with Anna, we hosted an embodied session where we explored how we can shift From Speed To Market to Slowing Down

UX Researcher | Designing for a better tomorrow. Founder of Kind Commerce.

We partnered with Anna for our very first practice session: From Consumption to Contentment.

We partnered with The Design Center of the Philippines to host an online exploration where we explored how we can move from fixed roles to fluid responses.

Community Session:
From Fixed Roles to Fluid Responses

In 2025, we partnered with The Royal College of Arts - London to bring a DesignShifters workshop to students in various design departments.

Workshop:
DesignShifter Archetypes

We collaborate with Design Dialogues to help practitioners explore the always changing landscape.

We’re partnering with Soil to Grow on a series exploring how we can re-member of relationship to nature