Developing our new Systemic Design Framework

Taking on a holistic approach to design and systems’ thinking can help us understand how different elements relate to each other — and helps us remember that the world is an interconnected web. Everything we design is part of a whole that has a wider social and ecological impact.

As designers, we make choices that other people have to live with. Our responsibility as designers is to make those choices count. System thinking is one way of thinking about how we can make more ethical and holistic choices. A systems approach to designing needs strong partnerships to overcome complexity. Systems thinking is an approach that incl... See more