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This is a great book for demystifying some of the woolly topics surrounding sustainability. The book is well written and the authors tackle some big themes within the text, yet these these topics are succinctly explained in manageable chunks along with numerous case studies, each of which are clearly explained. As such it makes it an ideal undergraduate text. The chapter on Design Thinking and collaborative approaches to design is particularly interesting and relevant to a new generation designers. Informationen zum Autor Anne Chick and Paul Micklethwaite Klappentext Design for Sustainable Change explores how design thinking and design-led entrepreneurship can address the issue of sustainability. It discusses the ways in which design thinking is evolving and being applied to a much wider spectrum of social and environmental issues, beyond its traditional professional territory. The result is designers themselves evolving, and developing greater design mindfulness in relation to what they do and how they do it. This book looks at design thinking as a methodology which, by its nature, considers issues of sustainability, but which does not necessarily seek to define itself in those terms. It explores the gradual extension of this methodology into the larger marketplace and the commercial and social implications of such an extension.This title examines how familiar design processes can be translated into methodologies for driving sustainable change in businesses, organisations and society more generally. Design for Sustainable Change explores how design thinking and design-led entrepreneurship can address the issue of sustainability. It discusses the ways in which design thinking is evolving and being applied to a much wider spectrum of social and environmental issues, beyond its traditional professional territory. The result is designers themselves evolving, and developing greater design mindfulness in relation to what they do and how they do it. This book looks at design thinking as a methodology which, by its nature, considers issues of sustainability, but which does not necessarily seek to define itself in those terms. It explores the gradual extension of this methodology into the larger marketplace and the commercial and social implications of such an extension. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents. Introduction. About the authors. How to get the most out of this book. From design to design thinking to design activism: Design is to design a design to produce a design: Design as a field; Design as an action or process; Design as a concept or proposal; Design as an outcome; Design is an attitude not a profession; Design innovation and the innovation of design. Design thinking: Societal challenges are design challenges; From problem-solving to problem-setting; Service design: maybe we don't need a product?; Participatory design: from designing for to designing with; Open source design; There's nothing new about design thinking?. Design activism: Design activism; Activism through design; Design altruism. Sustainability: The 'S' word: What do we want to sustain?; Models of sustainability; Measuring sustainability; Sustainability is not about single issues; Types of capital in sustainable development; Should we use the 'S' word?. Design for sustainable change: Sustainability and design: Green design: a single-issues approach; Ecodesign: life-cycle thinking; Corporate social responsibility(CSR)and design; Design for sustainability: radical innovations. Design for sustainable living: Designing sustainable behaviour; Designing sustainable systems; Designing sustainable lifestyles; Designing sustainable cities; Designing sustainable regions. Design for development: Designing against inequality; Designing for needs, not wants; Approaches to designing for development. Conclusion. Bibliography. Further resources. Index. Picture credits. Thanks. Working with ethics....
