Design for the New World - Engholm, Ida

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Résumé :
A call for design thinking that centers the planet over human desires.

In recent years, numerous fields have applied design principles to a variety of social challenges. Perhaps none of these are as critical as climate change. Design for the New World offers a paradigm shift in design and design thinking, away from a focus on human scales, needs, and wants. Instead, Ida Engholm advances a perspective that centers on the planet, one in which design aims to create a balanced coexistence between humans and other species.

To develop this new criterion, Engholm connects traditional design thinking with ongoing debates about the Anthropocene as well as innovative perspectives from systems thinking, systemic leadership, and indigenous practices. She responds to current discussions within design research about the role design can play in the sustainable transition, offering new methods and mindsets to handle the scale and complexity of the environmental crisis. Design for the New World presents concrete tools to turn these theoretical reflections into a transformative practice....

Biographie:
Ida Engholm is professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Design. She is the author of Quick Guide to Design Thinking, among other books....

Sommaire:
Design for the New World aims to introduce a new paradigm in design and design thinking, by shifting our approach from a human perspective that is primarily focused on human scales, needs, and desires, to a planet perspective, in which design is guided by the ambition to create a balanced coexistence between humans and the other species that make up the global ecosystem. This book connects traditional design thinking with on-going debates about the Anthropocene and innovative perspectives from systems thinking, systemic leadership, and indigenous practices. Intervening in current discussions within design research about the role design can play in the sustainable transition, it offers new methods and mindsets to handle the scale and complexity of the climate and environmental crisis, and practical tools to turn theoretical reflections into transformative practice.--Provided by publisher....