John Thackara

Doors of Perception (Doors) began life in 1993 as an international design conference in Amsterdam. Doors brought together grassroots innovators, entrepreneurs, educators, and designers to imagine alternative futures - sustainable ones - and take design steps to realize them. In 2000, Doors of Perception became an independent company and we moved the conference to India for five years. In 2005, having staged nine big events, we switched our focus to place-based Xskool workshops. These events connect the “what is?” with the “what if?” – often in the context of a bioregion. Invited experts work for local project and community leaders; together, we develop new opportunities.