Melanie Kahl

Melanie imagines a world where the process of designing together is as transformative as the product. During her basecamp year, she was a student of transformation, understanding what designers and facilitators might miss when it comes to holding people creatively through times of transition. She’s begun blending existing models with concepts from the the world of somatics, developmental psychology, and relational community development—to create a model for Holding Possibility. 

This work is emergent and experiential. After immersing in the liminal world of summer camp and conversations with doulas, hospice chaplains, clowns, middle school teachers, and psychedelic guides, she is actively exploring partnership models for a pilot exchange program with design and change leaders. In the meantime, she is piloting a transformation workshop and telling stories collected from the year. 

The 2020s will be the decade of holding— crisis, change, and collective imagination. Here’s to holding each other into new possibilities.