Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
This study focuses on the shifting role of the designer as change agent in the 21st century. The investigation includes four case studies in which designers are addressing human needs linked to large-scale social, cultural and economic challenges. These cases underscore how designers contribute to and experience complex projects in which their expertise is deployed among multidisciplinary teams with a transdisciplinary focus across a variety of organizational structures. Key aims were to uncover 1) what the distinct methods to inquiry put forth by the various design groups are, and in turn, what critical implications arise for organizational practice as a result of its broader engagement with the public sector; 2) how these evolving design roles shape human dynamics and performance between project stakeholders and accelerate innovation processes; and 3) why the value of design as a strategic tool in the social innovation context remains an emergent phenomenon.
Keywords
public sector design, social design, co-creation, social innovation
Rights
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Department/Center
Design & Innovation
Recommended Citation
Amatullo, Mariana V., "Design For Social Change: Consequential Shifts in the Designer's Role" (2013). Student Scholarship. 161.
https://commons.case.edu/studentworks/161