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Design Education for Social Change – Cumulus Working Group

May 16, 2024 –

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About the project

The working group aims at investigating the key aspects and innovative approaches of education on design for social change, connecting students with vulnerable people.
The Working Group explores the crucial role that design education can play in improving people’s lives and contributing to social justice. It’s primary focuses is on design education for social change, whilst also considering its interrelations with research and practice. It explores what it means to teach and learn the various aspects of design for social change, what methods and tools can be used to nurture teacher’s and students’ skill sets and mindsets to catalyse social change , and what challenges and opportunities Design Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) face in activating, delivering, evaluating, and sustaining such projects. The Working Group was created by the joint efforts of the Social Design Network and the DESIS Network.

Coordinators

  • Dr Bori Fehér (Associate Researcher, MOME Budapest, Hungary, Co-director of Social Design Network)
  • Cecilia Casas Romero (Teacher and Researcher, ESDA, Spain, Coordinator of ESDA DESIS Lab)
  • Dr Francesco Mazzarella (Senior Lecturer, London College of Fashion, UAL, United Kingdom)
  • Prof. Jonathan Ventura (Associate Professor, Shenkar, IL, Co-director of Social Design Network)

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