Understanding Systems: Planting the seeds of change with Haleemah Sadiah
Season 4: Episode 5
Series 1: Lifestyle as Systems Change
The guests in our lifestyle series are all “walking the walk.” They have integrated climate consciousness into their everyday lives and ways of being. For these experts, climate action is not a discrete choice, but an intrinsic part of their lives. From them, we can learn how to transform our own practices and mindsets to be mores sustainable and future-focused.
In this episode, Haleemah Sadiah shares with Eric her journey as a climate activist and designer. She discusses how she uses systems thinking in her life and work, her participatory design work with communities in India and the US, and how creating spaces that bring people together can plant seeds for larger systemic changes.
About our guest
Haleemah Sadiah is a human-centered designer who enjoys the creation of spaces that bring people together to learn, create and advocate for themselves. She has a background in designing for healthcare, education, and organizational development in the US and India. Haleemah has an MFA in Design for Sustainability from Savannah College of Art and Design and a Bachelors in Accessory Design from National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore.
Links mentioned in this episode
Music in this episode
Nature sound effect by bbc.co.uk – ©2023 BBC
Climify Theme Song by Casual Motive
The Season 4 Climify Team
Eric Benson (Host)
Cam Burkins (Producer)
Bhavna Bhavanishankar (Experience Researcher and Multisensory Educator)
Adam Dziaba (Designer)
Jacqui Himmel (Multimedia Journalist and Scriptwriter)
Abigail Zhuk (Design Researcher)
Climate Design Assignments
At the end of each episode, we ask our guests what their ideal climate design project would be. They have four weeks with a class full of design students. We translated their response into a project brief that you can use for your class.
