on Social Design.

That, would be my understanding of what social design is all about. Design is first and foremost about intention. Intention is starting point, path and destination at the same time. Social is about human, the fountain of intention. People working individually with similarly good intentions, will inevitably bridge many divides along the way and eventually solve complex problems. Divides and weaving There are many divides, some of which are: scale, space, time, issue, expertise, need, and the greatest of all, is that between idea and reality. ... Read More

IM Magazine is a international online magazine that aspires to show the best things in the world in order to build a better world. It strives to be an inspirational encounter with different projects, movements, world-changers, videos, blogs, and a multitude of possibilities to be explored at their website. They shed light over the so called "bright side of the world", which unfortunately too many times stays in the shade of the public knowledge and conventional media. This way, they help build ... Read More

In the last issue of Frieze, Ronald Jones goes out to build a bridge between conceptual art movements and their ontological/epistemological programs, and how contemporary designers are taking this critic energy within the Fine Arts to design "the experiences of knowledge production, reception and comprehension across disciplines - often furthest from their own - affording them an expanding sphere of influence." One of the many important points in this article: "The customization of epistemological Conceptualism" [as opposed to ontological Conceptualism] "represents the most ... Read More

What better to inaugurate a blog on social design thinking than some thinking on "Social Design" ? Is it just me or is "Social Design" really everywhere now? Possibly it's just my perception, shaped by the fact that this is my daily work. Nonetheless, if you don't find exactly "social" and "design" as matches, you will surely get one of these - design for development, responsible design, systemic design, service design, lifestyle design, holistic design, deep design, mindful design, intentional design, strategic design, eco ... Read More