Participants are guided through the Lab by Medard Gabel, the CEO of BigPictureSmallWorld, Inc. and co—founder with Buckminster Fuller and others of the World Game Institute.

Design Science Lab participants are instructed in the design science method, receive expert information about the Millennium Development Goals and the state of the world from senior United Nations representatives, and then collaborate in self-selected teams to brainstorm, research, and design strategies. At the end of each day the teams present their work to the larger DSL group and receive feedback and critique to strengthen their strategies. On the final day of the program each team will present their strategy to U.N. energy experts and other officials at the United Nations Headquarters.

Each year we augment the Lab with optional evening events relevant to the issues being explored, these events will be announced as details become available.