Recommended
Recommended
More Related Content
What's hot
What's hot (18)
Similar to Maulshree rsd6 presentation
Similar to Maulshree rsd6 presentation (20)
More from rsd6
More from rsd6 (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Maulshree rsd6 presentation
- 1. ‘The Design Ecosystem’ A systemic view towards design and society, in the Indian context Maulshree Assistant Professor Department of Fashion Communication National Institute of Fashion Technology Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
- 2. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 Does not ‘design’ manifest in all art and craft created by human mind, even if the ubiquitousness of ‘design’ otherwise is ignored?
- 3. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 "We are all designers. We manipulate the environment, the better to serve our needs. We select what items to own, which to have around us. We build, buy, arrange, and restructure: all this is a form of design. When consciously, deliberately rearranging objects on our desks, the furniture in our living rooms, and the things we keep in our cars, we are designing.” Norman 2004
- 4. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 Design, at the simplistic level, is a human endeavour to make our environments more congenial; the denominators of which are arbitrary and change from context to context.
- 5. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 India's industrial revolution came almost a century later than in the West it did not get fully absorbed in the societal fabric, leaving the co-existence of agrarian and modern societies Margolin,2005 This has in fact put India in a unique position.
- 6. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 Its is crucial to understand what is meant by the term "design" at a time of great change for India — a time of global repositioning, a time defined by liberalisation, globalisation, economic empowerment and economic disparity.
- 7. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 There is no word for "design" in the various Indian languages The word ‘kala’ proposed by Vyas (2000) is applicable to art, crafts, sciences and technique. It is worth exploring the possibility to incorporate modern design into this unified concept, thus doing away with the post-colonial definition and distinction of art and crafts and the learnt design process. This requires a wider definition of design that would enable the incorporation of practices that have developed out of this non/semi - industrialisation. However, this also implies that an alternative definition of modernity is required, one that allows for the complexities of co-existing developments. www.mplusmatters.hk/asiandesign/paper_topic9.php
- 8. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 Ancient Indian design thought process was holistic and pragmatic and the design thinking tools so derived can be used by the new age designers to strengthen their ideation process in order to take innovation to the higher level and address the various problems that the present world is facing In design, mostly the outer aspects of wellbeing like ergonomic, social and economic considerations related to humans are included. However, it needs to also address the wellbeing from within; to reach the more subtle mind, heart and soul from where everything originates www.mplusmatters.hk/asiandesign/paper_topic9.php Khodke 2013 That perhaps is what the essence of design has been in the Indian context of the past.
- 9. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 Crafts and its interaction with design Jugaad/Indovations Re-cycling Global/Local Multidisciplinary companies working on designing systems www.mplusmatters.hk/asiandesign/paper_topic9.php
- 10. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017
- 11. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 The practitioners’ being in the world and their relation to other social actors including artefacts and other social practices and institutions. …it remains important to explore how socio-cultural, and economic developments have shaped design practice over time (Kimbell, 2011: 298).
- 12. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 The Bhagwat Geeta states that every component of the universe is made up of two principles – a manifested, that is perceptible by sense organs and an unmanifest, that which is not perceptible to the sense organs. The material elements remain unmanifest before creation and from this subtle state come manifestation. The unmanifest is the seed of the manifest yet there is a co-existence of the two. Drawing analogy from philosophy, design manifests itself in the form of a product or a process or a service or a strategy whereas the unmanifest that is the design thought process, presides over the existence of design Khodke 2013
- 13. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 - How is design perceived by the Indian design community and its periphery? - What is the purpose and objective of design? - What is the relationship between design and society? How should it be addressed? - How can design, and social, economic and political change, shape each other? (DRS 2018) The objective is to view Indian design community as a self-sustaining and a self-regulatory ecosystem to address issues at every level, say, at individual, at community and at societal. Further to develop conceptual frameworks to be strategically inserted into the system to effect change.
- 14. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 Understanding of the evolution of design and design thinking specifically in the Indian context, through workshops and one-on-one interactions - conversations Mapping of The Design Ecosystem, and the exosystem Synthesis maps use design and system thinking to provide a holistic lens, to understand systemic and social system relations, the big picture - ecosystem thinking Explore the possibilities for intervention and change-making Identification of the ‘wicked’ problems (Rittel and Webber) that have surfaced during the mapping, and development of conceptual frameworks as potential solutions Methodology (Bowes & Jones 2016)
- 15. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 Bowes, J. & Jones, P. (2016). Synthesis Maps: Systemic Design pedagogy, narrative, and intervention. Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium (RSD5). FORMakademisk. Available online: http://systemic-design.net/rsd-symposia/rsd5-2016/rsd5-theory-method/ (Accessed 10 March 2017) Cross, N. (2010). Designerly ways of knowing. S.l.: Springer London Ltd. Johansson-Sköldberg, U., Woodilla, J., & Çetinkaya, M. (2013). Design Thinking: Past, Present and Possible Futures. Creativity and Innovation Management, 22(2), 121-146. Jones, P. (2014). Systemic design principles for complex social systems. In G. Metcalf (ed.), Social Systems and Design, Volume 1 of the Translational Systems Science Series, pp 91-128. Springer Japan. Khodke, K. (2013). For The New Age Designer : Design Thinking From Ancient India. Designing Design Education for India conference proceedings. Available online: http://indiadesigncouncil.org/index.php/ddei (Accessed 3 March 2017) Kimbell, L. (2011). Rethinking Design Thinking: Part I. Design and Culture, 3 (3), 285-306. Margolin, V. (2005). A World History of Design and the History of the World. Journal of Design History, 18(3), 235-243.
- 16. A compilation by Maulshree | National Institute of Fashion Technology | 2017 Meadows, D. H., & Wright, D. (2008). Thinking in systems: A primer. Mingers, J. (2015). Systems thinking, critical realism, and philosophy: a confluence of ideas. London: Routledge. Norman, D. (2004). The design of everyday things: Revised and expanded edition. Basic books, 2013. Norman, D. (2010, June 25). Design Thinking: A Useful Myth. Available online: http://www.core77.com/posts/16790/design-thinking-a-useful-myth-16790 (Accessed 28 January 2017) Norman, D. (2013, March 19). Rethinking Design Thinking. Available online: http://www.core77.com/posts/24579/Rethinking-Design-Thinking (Accessed 1 March 2017) Ryan, A. (2014). A Framework for Systemic Design. FORMakademisk, 7 (4). Russo, S. I think ∴ I design (Blog). Available online: https://ithinkidesign.wordpress.com/ (Accessed 28 January 2017) Vyas, H. K. (2000). Design, the Indian context: learning the historical rationale of the Indian design idiom. Ahmedabad: National Institute of Design.
- 17. Thank You
Editor's Notes
- In essence we are all involved with design at every step all the time with or without being aware.
- There is a need to adopt a more holistic perception of design
- When we talk about the evolution of design in India - Because it came to us late (later than in the West) we were in a position to look at the pros and cons of industrialisation and the associated issues. But again because it had arrived late we were in a hurry to push through it and we lost the viewpoint and we also lost the sense of looking back at our heritage that had always taken a more holistic perspective/attitude towards any human endeavour - art, crafts and design and everything else. The semi-industrialisation has put us in a unique position - we experience Mercedes and bullock carts in the same society - now we are better placed find a synergy between the two
- Here I would like to mention my experience with my students. I ask them to write a note on design. Their perspectives revolve around the idea of design as a singular activity associated with the formation of a product. Whereas it perhaps is more of a comprehensive faculty essential for problem solving in general that necessitates inclusion of systems thinking. Thus design education needs to incorporate associated subjects in the curriculum of design and possibly even ‘non-design’ institutes.
- Design was holistic and pragmatic all aimed at problem solving. We can look at the design of the Lothal docks (Harrapan civilisation) - the multidisciplinarity involved - the design of the Veena - a string musical instrument (originated in 1500 BC) that has evolved through the centuries, or any temple which addresses to the wellbeing from within.
- Design in India Crafts and design - design interventions - craftspeople as designers - The multiple ways in which designers work with the wealth of Indian craftsmen, variety of skills, techniques and materials spread across India. Jugaad - It means resourcefulness, frugality and improvisation in the face of limitations. Recycling - express a desire to push traditional skills and techniques into a contemporary context. Global / Local - Designers have responded to liberalisation and globalisation in a multitude of creative ways. Their responsiveness is reflective of their cosmopolitanism; their increased awareness of the world, their intercultural contact and interconnectedness Systems - companies like Quicksand and Centre of Knowledge Societies are working on the use of mobile phone technology to empower farmers in rural India, designing systems for vaccination distribution, water distribution and so forth.
- As mentioned there were only two examples of organisations dealing with systemic design. Both of them are private organisations. This tell us about the disconnect between ‘design in practice’ and the government which is dealing with policy developments which effect each and every ‘citizen’. The government is working at its own pace and level by introducing various policies and programmes. The disconnect is also apparent between the efforts being made by institutions that ‘teach’ design and in realising them as that would need involvement of the government at some level. So we see that there are numerous efforts being made by various organisations but they are all fragmented, each not knowing how they are in reality effecting the system they are a part of. To bridge this disconnect we need to urge more collaborations between every kind of organisation, public, private, government, etc. but to do this we will at some point need to work towards changing the perception of design as is understood by each of these organisations. They will need to meet at some point of agreement that could push collaborations. Now, this is where the idea of the Design Ecosystem comes in.
- This statement leads to the philosophy of Bhagwat Gita.