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Call for Extended Abstract: RSD7 – 7th Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium

30 Apr 2018 (All Day)

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The world we live in is hectic and multifaceted, characterized by continuous changes that are more frequent, radical and dramatic than ever before. Their dimension rapidly shifts from local to global and vice-versa, due to the increased interconnected nature of relations, affecting society at many different levels. This results in a rising complexity that requires new creative solutions with a high degree of adaptability to be properly addressed. It is in this scenario that Systemic Design can effectively integrate systems thinking with design to address this complexity, by creating new resilient systems moving towards sustainability at environmental, social and economic levels.

The 7th Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium will be hosted by Politecnico di Torino in Turin (Italy). The aim is to promote an international debate on the multiple applications and purposes on which the systems thinking in design is developed towards sustainability. The symposium will generate nurturing interdisciplinary collaborations and discussions, involving academics, designers and professionals.

We invite contributions addressing collaborative research domains in which design is boosting innovation and sustainability. Both academics and professionals are invited to provide their views on how systems thinking in design disciplines can help our societies, economies and companies to face the challenge of sustainability in complex environments.

The conference theme encompasses many areas of Systemic Design, exploring the opportunities for systems and design thinking in different interdisciplinary and complementary domains. We welcome works addressing this wide theme from different perspectives, fostering special reflections on the relevant topics proposed below.

  • POLICY DESIGN AND DECISION-MAKING
  • INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS
  • SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
  • TERRITORIAL METABOLISM AND FLOURISHING ECONOMIES
  • SOCIAL CARE AND HEALTH SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
  • MODELS AND PROCESSES OF SYSTEMIC DESIGN

We ask everyone who wishes to present their work at RSD7 to submit a long abstract of maximum 1000 words (title, keywords and references excluded). The abstract should be submitted by 30 April 2018 through EasyChair at this link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rsd7

30 Apr 2018 (All Day)

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