Making Sense
Session 08–09.11.2020 | Sweet Dreams are Made of This
Politics, Social, and Participatory Design
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Research Questions & Hypothesis
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1_ Openness in social creative thinking workshops allow generative and innovative ideation methods for urgent issues. How can we customise design approaches/methods to conform to a diverse group of people in order to achieve impact in a wide spectrum?
2_ What does it mean to be marginalised? To what extent are groups or individuals recognised as marginalised, when they are a majority?
3_ To what extent do role reversal practices or unpredictable disruptions in the current social constructs help evaluate the necessity and urgency of change towards social justice? How might we create such disruptions?
4_ How can one as a designer look past obvious privileges to connect and collaborate in the real world without bias?
5_ What role can design play at improving equality/diversity of society?
6_ How can we eliminate the hierarchy from current “inclusive design” practices?
7_ Denouncing “designer saviour” complexities. How to highlight existing works…
