“Our world is getting more complex.” But hasn’t it always been complex? What charaterizes the complexity of contemporary societal issues?
Which disciplines will therefore have to be involved in design projects to tackle future challenges?
Design can be understood as the production of material discourse. Applying the method of mapping, we will trance the interconnectedness of objects thereby trying to untangle complexity. Design can be understood as the production of material discourse. Applying the method of mapping, we will trance the interconnectedness of objects, thereby trying to untangle complexity.
How can we develop a common “trans-disciplinary” language within the frame of design projects involving diverse disciplines of reference?
Dr. Margarita Köhl is a communication scholar focussing on affective aspects of technology appropriation, who teaches as a professor at FH Vorarlberg.
Karin Beiweisss is an experienced designer and has worked in international companies. Currently she works as a research assistant at FH Vorarlberg.
