Author: Anna Seravalli , The School of Arts and Communication, Malmö University Abstract This paper contributes to the understanding of urban commons and how they might be (co)-designed. Insights from two cases are used to articulate how urban commons ... read more
Authors: Essi Kuure, University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design Satu Miettinen, University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design Mira Alhonsuo, University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design Abstract This article aims to explain how transformation... read more
Ezio Manzini and Carla Cipolla 7.05.2018 In the framework of the ServDes Conference in Milano, next June, DESIS will also organise and coordinate (the 19th June afternoon) a workshop. Here below we anticipate a summary of its introduction. Please have a... read more
22.05.2018 The DESIS Assembly will take place side-by-side with ServDES – Service Design and Social Innovation Conference, hosted by Politecnico di Milano. It will take place 18 June, 2-5 PM CET, Milan time You can follow the DESIS Assembly by Zoom ... read more
Authors: Adam Thorpea, Alison Prendivillea, Lara Salinasa, Sarah Rhodesa Anatomy of local government-design education Abstract: The Public Collaboration Lab (PCL) is an action research partnership between the London Borough of Camden (LBC) and the Univer... read more
Author: Liliane Iten Chaves article – LilianeDesignforSocialInnovationDistributedEconomy Abstract: The article clarifies concepts incorporated to Design for sustainability, exposing differences and convergences among the terms. Distributed Economy... read more
Systems and Design Beyond Processes and Thinking Systems and Design Beyond Processes and Thinking system design Systems and Design Beyond Processes and Thinking Authors: Celaschi, Flaviano; Celi, Manuela; Formia, Elena; Franzato, Carlo; Imbesi, Lorenzo; P... read more
Authors: Davide Fassi, Anna Meroni, Giulia Simeone article – Meroni_Fassi – Simeone_DesignforSocialInnovationasaformofDesignActivism-Anactionformat Abstract: This paper presents and discusses an in-progress action format developed through a ... read more
Author: Ezio Manzini Designing coalitions Design for social forms in a fluid world Abstract: The fluidity of the world produced by the diffusion of connectivity drives us to adopt a similarly fluid interpretation. Doing so, the products of human activity ... read more
Authors: Yanki C Lee, Niels Hendriks, Albert S Y Tsang Open Dementia Project_Jan 2017_Cumulus Conference Paper HK Abstract: In Chinese society like in many cultures, persons with dementia suffer some level of stigmatisation. For this reason a dementia re... read more
DESIS Café is a virtual place where DESIS Labs can meet and talk about their activities, expectations, thoughts, research, projects, etc. It’s a place to reinforce connections within the community and exchange knowledge about good practices and difficu... read more
On Wednesday 11, Thursday 12 and Friday 13, May 2022.Location: Escuela Superior de Diseño de AragónAvenida María Zambrano, 3 50018, Zaragoza, Spain. Open Event. The Aragonese Superior School of Art and Design (ESDA), in Zaragoza, Spain, is hosting ... read more
Friday, April 29, 2022, 5:00 pm—8:00 pmLocation: Cabral Center, John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute40 Leon St, Boston, MA 02115 Online: the event is going to be broadcasted on this link. This closing event promotes the mission of the ... read more
We welcome nominations for the tenth Artful Integrators Award, to be presented online or in person in Newcastle upon Tyne U(K) during PDC 2022. The Award is intended to recognize outstanding achievement in the area of participatory design of information ... read more
Open call for articles for the 2022 Spring issue of ‘DISCERN, International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship’. DISCERN is inviting researchers, academics, professionals, practitioners, and postgraduate s... read more
Declaration of the International Coordination Committee of Desis Network: We believe that we must oppose the war in all possible ways: from public declarations to street demonstrations and the development of projects against all types of military aggres... read more
*Periplus: a Greek word of ancient origin, means sailing around. A periplus is a voyage around something, like an island or a coast line.&nb... read more
Dia 02 Dezembro| December 2st13:00 – 14:00 Brazil | 16:00 – 17:00 UTC | Check your time zone here O encontro com o tema: Como promover a inovação social em países lusófonos através do DESIGN? O Exemplo da DESIS Network, preten... read more
November 18th, at 5pm UTC It’s time for the second edition of DESIS STUDENTS Design Challenge. This time, the topic will be “Design for Emergency” and the event will happen on November 18th, at 5pm UTC! Although it is called Design “Challenge”, ... read more
23 November 2021 at 13h30 UTC The outcomes of the World Design Impact Prize 2021 will be presented in a 90-minute World Design Talks on 23 November from 1:30pm – 3pm UTC, with the participation of DESIS International Coordinator Teresa Franqueira. It wi... read more