This article examines how collaborative design practices in higher education are reshaped through postdigital entanglement with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). We collectively explore how co-design, an inclusive, iterative, and relational approach to educational design and transformation, …

Dit artikel introduceert integreren als een kerncompetentie voor ontwerpers die werken in complexe, politiek-bestuurlijke contexten. Hier wordt verwezen naar de bredere ontwerpcompetenties zoals beschreven door Van Arkel & Tromp (2024) waarin de competentie van integreren wordt beschreven als het samenbrengen …

Higher education, as a catalyst for social progress and talent development, holds a unique position to foster mutual learning across sectors, disciplines, life-spheres and communities. By nurturing critical thinking and creativity, education can empower students to drive and take societal and environmental …

Hoe werk je creatief aan systeemverandering in samenwerking? En hoe kun je de kennis die daarbij ontstaat delen, verdiepen en opschalen? In dit boek presenteren ontwerpers en creatieve bureaus uit het Expertisenetwerk Systemisch Co-design (ESC) hun kennisproducten: kaartensets, spellen en prototypes …

Met trots en een positieve blik kijken we terug op het derde hink-stap-SPRONG-jaar van het Expertisenetwerk Systemisch Co-Design (ESC). Dit samenwerkingsverband tussen vier hogescholen in de Randstad, acht designlectoraten, hun onderzoekers en werkveldpartners heeft zich ontwikkeld tot een krachtig methodologisch …

Today’s applied design researchers are where the action is. They have always operated as a catalyst of change: propelling and steering design and society into brighter futures. But now, more than ever, design researchers teamup with a broad range of stakeholders to get things done. They surround themselves …

What are the lessons that applied design researchers can take away from this book? What suggestions and recommendations can be derived from the experiences presented in the preceding chapters? On the one hand, it is clear that working with Living Labs offers unique opportunities to address some of society’s …

Our current smart society, where problems and frictions are smoothed out with smart, often invisi ble technology like AI and smart sensors, calls for designers who unravel and open the smart fabric. Societies are not malleable, and moreover, a smooth society without rough edges is neither desirable …

Experimental learning and innovation environments, such as living labs, field labs, and urban innovation labs, are increasingly used to connect multi-stakeholders in envisioning, creating, experimenting, learning, and trying out novel responses to diverse societal challenges. With designers facilitating …

In a rapidly evolving world, the need for innovative approaches to societal challenges is more critical than ever. As partners of the Network Applied Design Research (NADR), we believe that applied design research can be a promising approach for addressing complex issues in many domains, such as health-care, …