Designing With Society: A Capabilities Approach to Design, Systems Thinking and Social Innovation - Couverture souple

Boylston, Scott

 
9781138554337: Designing With Society: A Capabilities Approach to Design, Systems Thinking and Social Innovation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1138554332 ISBN 13 : 9781138554337
Editeur : Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

This book explores an emerging design culture that rigorously applies systems thinking to the practice of design as a form of facilitating change on an increasingly crowded planet. Designers conversant in topics such as living systems, cultural competence, social justice, and power asymmetries can contribute their creative skills to the world of social innovation to help address the complex social challenges of the 21st century.

By establishing a foundation built on the capabilities approach to human development, designers have an opportunity to transcend previous disciplinary constraints, and redefine our understanding of design agency. With an emphasis on developing an adaptability to dynamic situations, the cultivation of diversity, and an insistence on human dignity, this book weaves together theories and practices from diverse fields of thought and action to provide designers with a concrete yet flexible set of actionable design principles. And, with the aim of equipping designers with the ability to drive long-term, sustainable change, it proposes a new set of design competences that emphasize a deeper mindfulness of our interdependence; with each other, and with our life-giving natural systems. It's a call to action to use design and design thinking as a tool to transform our collective worldviews toward an appreciation for what we all hold in common; a hope and a belief that our future is a place where all of humankind will flourish.

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À propos de l'auteur

SCOTT BOYLSTON is professor and graduate coordinator of the Design for Sustainability program at SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), author of four books, and founder of Emergent Structures.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1138554332
ISBN 13 
9781138554337
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1138554324 ISBN 13 :  9781138554320
Editeur : Routledge, 2019
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