Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design Rationales
In recent decades, design has expanded from a practice aimed at designing things to one that helps to address complex societal challenges. In this context, a field of practice called systemic design has emerged, which combines elements of systems thinking with elements of design. We use a case study...
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| author | Mieke van der Bijl-Brouwer Bridget Malcolm |
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| description | In recent decades, design has expanded from a practice aimed at designing things to one that helps to address complex societal challenges. In this context, a field of practice called systemic design has emerged, which combines elements of systems thinking with elements of design. We use a case study approach to investigate how expert practitioners carry out systemic design work in the context of public and social innovation, and explore what we can learn from their practices and design rationales when we compare them to systems thinking theories and approaches. Based on findings from five case studies, we present five systemic design principles: 1) opening up and acknowledging the interrelatedness of problems; 2) developing empathy with the system; 3) strengthening human relationships to enable creativity and learning; 4) influencing mental models to enable change; and 5) adopting an evolutionary design approach to desired systemic change. One way that scholars can contribute to this field is by continuing to monitor and describe emerging systemic design principles developed and performed at the forefront of the field, strengthening these learnings by building on the body of knowledge about systems thinking and design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e21e7f5e423b4e588f4de6f485cfd60f2022-12-22T01:16:46ZengElsevierShe Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics and Innovation2405-87262020-01-0163386407Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design RationalesMieke van der Bijl-Brouwer0Bridget Malcolm1Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands; Corresponding author.Design Innovation Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney, AustraliaIn recent decades, design has expanded from a practice aimed at designing things to one that helps to address complex societal challenges. In this context, a field of practice called systemic design has emerged, which combines elements of systems thinking with elements of design. We use a case study approach to investigate how expert practitioners carry out systemic design work in the context of public and social innovation, and explore what we can learn from their practices and design rationales when we compare them to systems thinking theories and approaches. Based on findings from five case studies, we present five systemic design principles: 1) opening up and acknowledging the interrelatedness of problems; 2) developing empathy with the system; 3) strengthening human relationships to enable creativity and learning; 4) influencing mental models to enable change; and 5) adopting an evolutionary design approach to desired systemic change. One way that scholars can contribute to this field is by continuing to monitor and describe emerging systemic design principles developed and performed at the forefront of the field, strengthening these learnings by building on the body of knowledge about systems thinking and design.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405872620300447Systemic designExpert practiceDesign principlesSystems changeSocial innovation |
| spellingShingle | Mieke van der Bijl-Brouwer Bridget Malcolm Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design Rationales She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics and Innovation Systemic design Expert practice Design principles Systems change Social innovation |
| title | Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design Rationales |
| title_full | Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design Rationales |
| title_fullStr | Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design Rationales |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design Rationales |
| title_short | Systemic Design Principles in Social Innovation: A Study of Expert Practices and Design Rationales |
| title_sort | systemic design principles in social innovation a study of expert practices and design rationales |
| topic | Systemic design Expert practice Design principles Systems change Social innovation |
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