Francois,
Some of us are already there. I remember teaching in 1989 and always
insisting that the best student projects had to be those who took into
account waste management, cradle-to-cradle stuff, lessening
consumption, and stuff like that. I know of colleagues who've been at
it even longer.
I've also always tried to get students to understand that if a product
doesn't "satisfy" its users (which can be equated with happiness, at
least in some ways), then it missed the point. Within the limits of
ethical behaviour, of course.
Cheers.
Fil
On 21 March 2011 12:25, Francois Nsenga <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Fil and colleagues
>
> I am afraid the 'designerly' way to effectively "coordinate billions of
> people" won't be through the classical ancillary position to those racing
> after the highest ROI (return on - monetary - investments). Perhaps, in
> these times of 'transition' (Thanks Lubomir to insist on this!), the
> profession should rather, instead, start repositioning more and more its
> members towards goals to sustainability (survival) and, ultimately
> to...happiness. Indirectly and imperceptibly billions of people will thus be
> gradually coordinated as, by the way, this is currently being done through
> the environmental movement. Many more designers should be involved in
> groupings such as the international network on sustainable design
> (http://www.o2.org/media/document/o2-A4-vJul08.pdf).
>
> Francois
> Montreal
>
>
>
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Ryerson University
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