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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Lukas Yonis Abubeker

Lukas Yonis Abubeker

Barcelona

A designer and creative director with more than a decade of experience. Since 2019, the climate crisis has pushed him to develop a critical perspective on technology, social progress, and economics.

Previous Posts
A close-up of a person cupping their hands under a small ice sculpture of a hand.

Platforming care in design

How could changing our definition of ‘good design’ help the industry address the climate crisis?

🍄 Growth Imperatives No. 6: Reframing

🍄 Growth Imperatives No. 6: Reframing

Familiar framings can lock us into familiar solutions. What happens when we suspend reality and imagine new processes?

A dark hole with waves of light radiating out from it. The entire scene is black and white, drawn with a pointillism style.

We've developed a climate blind spot

We're more aware than ever of climate change, but how does a purely technical approach affect how we see the crisis?

Three floating squares on a sky blue background. The squares are stacked on each other like Post-Its.

🍄 Growth Imperatives No. 5: Models

Models affect how we see reality and the actions we take, so changing how they work can be a significant leverage point for creating the world we want.

A sculpture by Christina Bothwell. A sleeping woman lies on her back, while her spirit sits up, awake.

Sustainable action is superficial

We often understand ‘sustainability’ as a verb rather than a noun. Could this be a reason sustainability is so easily appropriated?

A diptych of to similar images: roots and drainage pipes.

🍄 Growth Imperatives No. 4: Perceptions

What does it mean to be human—or animal, for that matter? Where do we draw the line?

A montage of a dead tree and a "scientific" drawing superimposed on top of it.

Does a “business case” for sustainability make sense?

While it's common to see nature as a storehouse for humanity's needs, the next phase of business will likely need to see it as a collaborator.

A drawing of a person in three stages of "unveiling." Their outline goes from completely obscured to clear.

🍄 Growth Imperatives No. 3: Unveiling

This week asks the question, "How would we feel about the status quo, if we knew how it really worked?"

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