Dear GK,
I have been trying to move beyond artifact/product-based design practice and education. I have been following from the distance some of your contributions. I re-read some of your publications and interview answers to Wycliffe Raduma at Aalto. Much of the discussion focuses on graduate education. I agree that graduate education should move towards design 3-4; however, I wanted to ask you about undergraduate education. How undergraduate education would change if design schools finally change? Should undergraduate education focus on design 1-2 and graduate education on design 3-4, or undergraduate education should encompass 1-2-3-4? How?
Also, it seems to me that high level professionals in the government, companies, and non-profits tackle wicked organizational and social problems. In this scenarios design professionals are hired (sometimes) for complementary design 1 work and barely for design 2. Worst, designers are only prepared to work in design 1. Moving to design 3 and 4 represent many challenges. What are your recommendations for design educators and professionals to change this situation? In a country like Colombia, considered a developing country, how could we jump to a strategy-and-systems-centered design?
Thank you.
G. Mauricio Mejía, PhD
Assistant professor University of Caldas, Colombia
Twitter: @mmejiaramirez
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