Case study: Kaospilots-from passive listeners to global change agents

Abstract

In this case study, the focus is on Kaospilot, an entrepreneurship and design school located in Aarhus, Denmark. The Finnish Innovation Fund, Sitra, has been working with the vision of a sustainable well-being society. Sustainable well-being refers to the pursuit of a ‘good life’ within the earth’s carrying capacity. This means that well-being is addressed in a holistic way and that humanity is consequently adjusting to the planetary boundaries. The other principles of a sustainable well-being society are in the empowering of individuals and communities, moving to a regenerative and collaborative economy, building competencies for a complex world, and developing inclusive and adaptive governance. When I visited Kaospilot in Aarhus, I was interested in terms of both ‘if’ and ‘how’ the Kaospilot education could take these myriad themes into account.