Systemic Design Reasoning for Societal Transitions
M Van Der Bijl-Brouwer (TU Delft - DesIgning Value in Ecosystems)
Sine Celik (TU Delft - DesIgning Value in Ecosystems)
Jotte de Koning (TU Delft - Design for Sustainability)
A.B.D. Nieuwborg (TU Delft - DesIgning Value in Ecosystems)
N Tromp (TU Delft - Society, Culture and Critique)
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Abstract
One of the emergent approaches towards designing (for) transitions and transformations is the application of systemic design: the integration of systems theories and practice with design theories and practices. Within this field we identified two dominant perspectives and associate practices: using systemic visualisations as a sense-making tool of complex challenges, and ‘designing from within’ by means of collective designing by system stakeholders. In this paper we introduce a third perspective and practice that we call ‘systemic design reasoning’. This perspective combines the abductive reasoning logic of design with various systems theories and practices to develop ‘systemic design rationales’. We developed six systemic design principles to support this reasoning practice. Each principle is based on a specific systems theory and practice. We illustrate the principles with examples of their application in research and in education. We conclude with a research agenda to further the practice of systemic design reasoning.
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