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Incorporating transition design in the education of an established design subject to empower design students with systems thinking

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2024

Qingfan An  and
Pedro Sanches
Qingfan An*
Affiliation:
Umeå University, Sweden
Pedro Sanches
Affiliation:
Umeå University, Sweden
*
qingfan.an@umu.se

Abstract

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Designers’ roles are at a turning point of transforming design from an expert-driven design process within an assumed social and economic order to design practices that advocate design-led societal transition toward more sustainable futures. Design education should be adapted accordingly. Introducing the transition design concept into established design education promotes the sustainable society transition by involving more systems thinking from designers in various sectors. This study reports on a pilot practice and reflection on introducing the transition design concept to design students.

Keywords

transition designsystems thinkingdesign educationcomplex systemssustainability
Type
Design Education
Information
Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 4: DESIGN 2024 , May 2024 , pp. 2785 - 2794
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