Open this publication in new window or tab >>2023 (English)In: Proceedings of the international conference on engineering and product design education, E&PD 2023 / [ed] Ordonez, I Sustersic, P Buck, L Grierson, H Bohemia, E, The Design Society, 2023, Vol. 123, p. 559-564Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
What should design students learn, not to lose hope, but be able to design in the current dire climate, energy and health situation? What can we design and still stay on track with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) in 2030? What can we design in the long run, not worsening critical human and non-human systems? In the paper we question "good intentions" and business-as-usual approaches, to challenges facing many of our most existential systems. We suggest changes to the Design field's understanding of the SDG's. Further, we suggest focusing on several solutions at the same time, in local communities, with collaboration with others and design educations. The paper argues that a holistic and systemic view is required that rather focuses on root-problems, than the symptoms these problems cause. Based on a multidisciplinary selection of scientific literature, the paper shows how acclaimed systemic approaches often harm the health of both human and non-human systems. In addition, the paper argues that these acclaimed systemic approaches tend to suggest "solutions" that stand in the way of more realistic solutions emerging from supportive and social environments. One of the insights from the literature, is how individuals by reconnecting to community- and practice-based activities strengthen hope of better futures. In the paper we argue how designers and design educations, can act multidisciplinary, with others, to become agents towards the kind of holistically, community-based, and radical changes required to heal all broken systems. We suggest how designers can situate themselves in the responsible workshop of 2030.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
The Design Society, 2023
Series
E&PDE, ISSN 3005-4753
Keywords
Design workshop, health promotion, SDG, systemic thinking, local community
National Category
Educational Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-69980 (URN)001248631000094 ()2-s2.0-85185724394 (Scopus ID)978-1-912254-19-4 (ISBN)
Conference
25TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DESIGN EDUCATION (E&PDE), SEP 07-08, 2023, Barcelona, SPAIN
2024-07-302024-07-302024-09-11Bibliographically approved