Our societies are becoming more complex, dynamic, and networked every day. Public organizations and companies alike are learning the hard way that the societal challenges before us cannot be resolved as they were in the past. We need new approaches to these problems.
Public organizations and companiesalike are learning that the societalchallenges before us cannot be resolvedas they were in the past. We need newapproaches to these problems. This bookdemonstrates how design approachescan be used for societal change. Thesecase deillegalscriptions are interspersed withreflections and lessons learned for thepractitioner, culminating in a vision ofhow design can revolutionise society.
"In this visually engaging book, the team behind Sydney's Designing Out Crime research centre shares 21 projects, from reducing theft in stores through a better shopping experience to ensuring that young revellers get home safely along bike routes. Changing perceptions and embracing human nature are common threads in the book's case studies - and its cup-half-full philosophy." - Azure Magazine
Dorst, KeesnKees Dorst trained as an industrial design engineer at Delft University of Technology. He has worked as a product designer for various design firms and, as a researcher, he has studied the ways in which designers work. He is Professor of Design Innovation at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of Frame Innovation and Understanding Design: 175 Reflections on Being a Designer, and the co-author of Design Expertise.
Über den Autor
Kees Dorst trained as an industrial design engineer at Delft University of Technology. He has worked as a product designer for various design firms and, as a researcher, he has studied the ways in which designers work. He is Professor of Design Innovation at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is the author of Frame Innovation and Understanding Design: 175 Reflections on Being a Designer, and the co-author of Design Expertise.
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Public organizations and companiesnalike are learning that the societalnchallenges before us cannot be resolvednas they were in the past. We need newnapproaches to these problems. This bookndemonstrates how design approachesncan be used for societal change. Thesencase deillegalscriptions are interspersed withnreflections and lessons learned for thenpractitioner, culminating in a vision ofnhow design can revolutionise society.
