About

Julia Ahlberg graduated as a design manager from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and is based in central Switzerland. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources.

She specialises in researching and analysing complex systems and co-creating design strategies emphasising relationships. Her commitment to listening, questioning, and reflecting helps her support multi-disciplinary teams in designing sustainable impact.

Systemic Design ⋅ Circularity ⋅ Biodiversity ⋅

Systemic Design ⋅ Circularity ⋅ Biodiversity ⋅

Education, Work & Projects

  • I’m currently pursuing my Master of Science with a focus on Biodiversity and Ecosystems within the research group Sustainability Communication and Environmental Education.

  • I apply a collaborative and systemic approach to perform:

    Design research: to go beyond symptoms, reframe problems, and support sustainable transformation. I do this by collaboratively engaging in an iterative design process.

    Design facilitation & alignment: to align people within and across organisations. I do this by adopting a pluralistic view, fostering conversations, learning and co-creation.

    Design strategies: to support organisations’ transition and adopt sustainability. I do this by rethinking and partnering with leaders to foster knowledge exchange to explore and re-imagine more sustainable structures, processes, and activities.

  • I support the following courses in the‍ ‍Bachelor programme Design Management, International at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts.

    since 2025:

    • Systemic Design with Katharina Herzog. The course was about education and digitalisation.

    since 2024:

    • Transforming & Humanising Organisations with Guillermina Noel. The courses have been in collaboration with the Swiss Brain Health Plan and YoungCaritas.

    • Fostering Learning Organisations - Learning for Circularity with Nicolò Luppino. The courses have been in collaboration with Patagonia and Dräger.

  • I’m responsible for document layout, representing akut Mag at events, and project support [Akut Circular Talks, LinkedIn, Partnerorganisations, Print].

Created by the Design Management, International programme at the University of Lucerne Applied Sciences and Arts