Transdisciplinary Design

Seminar

Can laws accelerate innovation in the system?

Innovation is indispensable in solving social problems. “Thinking in System”, written by Donella H. Meadows[1], introduces the concept of “self-organization” as a power to create…

Accessibility, Scale and Perspective

Martin Reisch, UNDER 30. Unsplash, 2017. SCALE Charles and Ray Eames are famous for their moulded plywood furniture and plastic chairs, furthermore they shaped the…

3 unknown things

I slept a lot these days, after this long semester finally ended. Overwhelmed by information, culture shock, emotional moments and many unexpected frustrations, I felt…

Art and Design

“Estudié diseño gráfico y sociología” I have to say to people in Chile.  In reality, I studied Imaging and Digital Media with a concentration in…

Design in Artisan Sector

   Photo by Christopher Burns on Unsplash   Throughout the semester I have been reflecting on the work I have done before I came to…

Fighting Neoliberalism with Complexity and Nuance

I’ve found myself in yet another conundrum. In class we had a debate on if local interventions could change large political systems. Being in this…

The Practice of TransD: Systems, cycles, choices, and creating change

As our first semester of TransD comes to a close, I’ve attempted to go back over the readings and conversations that most stood out to…

Delicate Tension, Kandisnky, 1923

Unjust Design

  Over the course of this semester, we’ve had several discussions around the current and future responsibilities of design, yet most of the theoretical framework…