Trial lecture
“Teaching systemic design praxeology in higher education”.
Time and place: February 16, 2024 10:15 AM, Kristen Nygaards sal (5370), Ole-Johan Dahls hus
Main research findings
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The grand challenges of our time, such as Sustainability Transitions (ST) are non-linear, interdisciplinary and systemic. In such complex contexts, prescriptive or reductionist approaches are not sufficient in addressing the interconnected and emergent nature of societal transitions. This thesis argues the need for a systemic praxeology for designers engaged with ST, beyond the dominant attention given to method- and tool-development. This becomes critically important as designers and their designerly approaches are increasingly involved with systemic innovation. We now observe ambitious public-sector, and industry-wide innovation initiatives at the systems level, in which designers frequently take the role of facilitators and intermediaries. As such, systemic design practitioners must orient themselves in the vast landscape of transdisciplinary knowledge, while acknowledging the normative of transitions towards a long-term sustainable and just future.
Adjudication committee:
- Associate Professor Silvia Barbero, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Associate Professor Mieke van der Bijl Brouwer, TU Delft, Netherlands
- Associate Professor Jo Herstad, University of Oslo, Department of informatics, UIO
Supervisors
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Professor Maja Van Der Velden, Department of Informatics, UIO
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Professor Alma Leora Culén, Department of Informatics, UIO
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Professor Birger Sevaldson, Institute of Design, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design
Chair of defence:
Professor Emeritus Jens Kaasbøll
Candidate contact information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sveinkjode/
Contact information at Department: Mozhdeh Sheibani Harat