The amount of social, environmental and economic problems facing the world have increased, and the global awareness of these issues has grown through the interactively engaging World WideWeb and the transparency of online debate. Dealing with complex challenges requires a more systemic approach, positioning networked collaboration paramount, as individual stakeholders alone cannot provide solutions as multifaceted as the problems themselves. For industries to participate in online dialogue with an unprecedented level of transparency and critique, there is a need for new tools, talent and thinking. “It actually requires a different company culture to thrive in a knowledge economy.” With this in mind, how can designers contribute to the complex restructuring of business innovation?
author: Danielle Arets, Karianne Rygh
CRISP project: CASD / PSS 101
prototype: Super-Maker