Transitional Design

The Transition Design Approach Emphasizes:

The need to frame problems within radically large, spatio-temporal contexts that include the past (how the problem evolved over long periods of time), present (how the problem manifests at different levels of scale) and future (visions of the long-term future in which the problem has been resolved).

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Identifying stakeholder beliefs, assumptions and cultural norms: Although some traditional problems-solving approaches consider user preferences and motivations, they seldom consider the ways in which individual and collective stakeholder beliefs, assumptions and cultural norms have contributed to the problem.

. It uses the Multi-level Perspective framework (MLP) to map the systems transition at three key levels:

The Landscape Level : at this macro systems level the societal landscape is determined by changes in the macro economy, political culture, demography, natural environment, and worldviews and paradigms, which are usually slow moving and resistant... See more

In the modern era, the satisfiers for needs have often been appropriated by large centralized organizations such as the nation-state or multinational corporations. Such satisfiers are decontextualized — they are not unique to place and culture and their ownership, management and control is not embedded in the communities who depend on them.... See more

testimony is often embraced as a legitimate and meaningful contribution to deliberations. This is not to say that people with less are less capable of producing rational arguments, but rather to acknowledge that emotional appeals and the relation of lived experiences are crucial parts of argumentation.

We use the term “stakeholder” to refer to any group who is connected to or affected by a wicked problem

In what ways does design contribute to encourage or discourage practices of commoning?

Try to think of both material and non-material interventions; some interventions might involve new technologies, new narratives/communications, new policies etc., while other interventions might involve changing behaviors, practices, assumptions, cultural norms or even worldviews (non-material). For non-material interventions, how can Transition... See more