Dear Bijan,

As you write: we are at a turning point. The only thing I wanted to add is that growing connectivity is a structural shift which designers shouldn't neglect.
Also: instead of more stuff, we need less stuff. But less stuff asks for changing behaviour and this, on its turn, asks for a different kind of design: design in the nonlinear paradigm instead of the conventional paradigm.

Will this lead to a new definition of design? Possibly, yes. Might even lead to a differentiation in words to be able to name different phenomena.
Sometimes our words are 'blinding' us: the word 'design' itself is sometimes limiting our view as is the word 'complex'. Designers work with wicked, complex problems but in this context the word 'complex' means something else than the word complex in 'complexity science' and 'complex systems thinking'. This often leads to misunderstandings, also on this list.

Things aren't always simple, but articulating ourselves is definitely an interesting part of the academic challenge.

best,

Diane

Diane Nijs PhD
Lector Imagineering/Professor Imagineering
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
06/109 41 381 (Direct Number)



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Verzonden: vrijdag 13 juni 2014 14:15
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Onderwerp: Re: A turning point? 'emerging design' and 'designing for emergence'

Dear Nijs

First of all, I would like to thank you for watching the video and giving
your insights with detailed description and interesting examples. Yes, I
can see that I did not consider this new concept. Instead of a new system,
we are able to design as you said "evolution". We can create a context, and
then see how this concept is being evolved by the society itself. This is
an important dimension of future design!

Just a quick question here:  Do you think that these changes can shape a
new definition for design in the following years?

Regards,

Bijan


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