News: Invitation: Other economies – Other publications
Student work & Features
Student work:JOURNEY, understanding realities
By:Karla Flores
The fracture of humanity, the planet and all living beings is the greatest catastrophe we are experiencing in these times and is a predominant factor in the accelerated destruction of our planet. This fracture is justified by human supremacy and is fed by modern Western official ontology that firstly distinguishes nature from culture, secondly, attributes culture exclusively to humans, and lastly says that nature is one and culture is multiple, multiculturalism, this western ontology that has justified and is still justifying human and non-human right violations. On the other hand, there is indigenous ontology that for them there is not human supremacy that subordinates, nor dominates, in contrast there are multiple natures, and multiple worlds living all together, multinaturalism. Thus, human being is not the only subject in the universe (Viveiros de Castro, 2014).
Playfully discovers the possibilities of car design
Student work:Cars – The future is flexible
By:Lennart Schmitz
Think about cars and ask yourself how many different types of models or brands you know. Now think about which of those you would actually consider buying. What about the rest?
Student work:Intra-Collectivity – A collection of principles towards a sustainable internal network communicated as a manual
By:Norman Lammers
My Thesis is about a collection of principles to create, maintain and use a sustainable branch- or organizational- internal communication. It communicated via an online manual with open access. The target group is the decision makers of small- to medium-sized organizations that aim for a sustainable transition. The manual itself does not serve as a front-end design example of a sustainable intranet.
By:Deborah Blom
I have explored how to foster belonging for adolescents experiencing inbetweeness. Inbetweeness is a form of existential loneliness often affecting adolescents, who in the transition from childhood to adulthood face conflicting demands and expectations. The result became a circular guide for youth workers to use, to continuously support their process of inviting, hosting, making, and reflecting.
The design programs
Why change?
Collecting knowledge
Doesn’t design already imply change? Yes, through design we give form to new products (and books, campaigns, services, systems and much more). Through these we also shape and change behaviours, attitudes and even worldviews.
Today it is both formally and globally recognised that both ecological and social systems are in a critical state. We also know that human activities – and not least design, and its associated overconsumption – drive unsustainability. With + Change we want to emphasise the very potential of design to affect change and to extend it. + Change comprises different perspectives on change, such as adaptation, evolution and revolution. For us + Change very much includes examining, challenging and changing the norms that shape the everyday life of individuals as well as society at large. To affect change through design can be about initiatives directed at products, systems or worldviews. We can choose to use design to affect change locally, regionally or globally, and with a focus on ecology, economy, human health and equality, or all of them simultaneously. Altogether + Change is about purposefully using design, and its inherent creativity, in order to achieve changes towards futures of sustainability.
+ Change is not only about what we study and why – it is also about how we do it. + Change pedagogy brings design, artistic expression and theory together. We believe we need students and staff groups to genuinely and in an interdisciplinary manner engage with the complexity of sustainability. Therefore, we have chosen to have an international intake on all our programmes and to deliver them in English. Together we make a + Change culture – dynamic, vibrant, creative and critical.
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This is our digital platform where you will find selected Works, News and Features coming from the Linnaeus University’s Design Department. It is a tool for us as students, educators and researchers to share, connect and re-connect ideas for + Change. We continuously work to make our + Change knowledge and practices available and searchable.
You can filter the database by general terms like: Course documentations, Final examinations; also by more specific conditions like: Video, Social media or Exhibitions.