What Do We Mean: The Language Of Design For Sustainable Practices.

Design in Transition, Systems of Change

Design in Transition We can observe the design field to be, at large, in the midst of self-reflective change of priorities and positions (again). I am not sure whether this reflexive repositioning is cyclic or just follows the trends toward design for broader societal impact, with less tangible outputs. Design educati...

Prioritising Sustainable Outcomes: Insights and Practices from System Dynamics

This paper follows an increasingly expressed awareness that while systems thinking and system dynamics can be taught without involving sustainability, the reverse is not the case. Systems thinking is characterised by concepts such as interconnectedness, feedback loops, emergent properties, dynamic complexity, leverage...

BEYOND CO-PRODUCTION: DESIGN AS A MEANS OF EVOKING AUTONOMY THROUGH ECOLOGICAL CITIZENSHIP .

DesignWISE

DesignWISE challenges the linear logic that has long shaped design practice. Too often, we move from brief to solution without pausing to understand the wider consequences of our choices or the systemic relations they affect. In doing so, we overlook opportunities for deeper, regenerative change. This book introduces...

Designing with, not over, the bay: Towards a relational public design in post-Yolanda Tacloban.

Design Practices Transitioning Towards Embracing Systemic Worldviews

This editorial introduces the special issue Design Practices Transitioning Towards Embracing Systemic Worldviews, which addresses the urgent need for design approaches capable of engaging with the complexities of sustainable transitions. Contemporary socio-ecological and socio-technical challenges are increasingly unde...