Design Journeys through Complex Systems: Practice Tools for Systemic Design

Design Journeys for Complex Systems is a handbook for designers to learn systemic design tools to engage stakeholder groups in collaborative design to address complex societal systems. It uses systems thinking and service design to address large-scale societal contexts and complex socio-technical systems, training mindsets to deal with hyper complexity and building capacity to collaborate in teams to produce action proposals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2022
Publisher: BIS Publishers B.V.

Design Journeys for Complex Systems is a comprehensive guide for designers seeking to employ systemic design tools to engage diverse stakeholder groups in collaborative design for addressing complex societal systems.

Systemic design employs a systems-oriented approach and service design principles to tackle large-scale societal contexts and intricate socio-technical systems. These contexts are characterized by social and technological complexity, immense uncertainty, and often undesirable outcomes.

The book adopts a tour guide metaphor to train individuals' mindsets and equip them with tools to navigate hyper complexity, fostering a deeper understanding of systemic problems and enabling collaborative teamwork to generate actionable proposals.

By leveraging systemic design, designers can create transformative solutions that address the multifaceted challenges of our interconnected world, fostering positive social change and improving the well-being of societies.

Weight: 850g
Dimension: 210 x 250 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789063696344