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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Strategic Design Research Journal\, Special Issue 
 on Relating Systems Thinking and Design
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DESCRIPTION:Relating Systems Thinking and Design / Systemic Design and co-
 creation processes for territorial enhancement Guest editors: Silvia 
 Barbero\, Amina Pereno Vol. 13\, n. 2 (May-August 2020) 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 viceversa\, 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 and its methods with design to address this multi-stakeholder 
 complexity\, by creating new resilient systems moving towards 
 sustainability at environmental\, social and economic level. Systemic 
 Design adapts from known design competencies to frame\, understand\, 
 explore\, propose and design complex services and systems\, acting in the 
 context of the indeterminacy of wicked problems. The systemic approach 
 enables to address all aspects of designing sustainable sociotechnical 
 systems\, thus promoting social innovation to improve the quality of life 
 and economic wellbeing of people\, evaluating engagements with people to 
 develop local economies and acting in full respect for the environment and
  natural resources. The challenge of territorial enhancement has close 
 links with the broader concept of Sustainable Development\, since it deals
  with complex issues concerning the manner\, the scale\, and the time of 
 the design intervention in order to achieve environmental\, social and 
 economic sustainability. To that end\, Systemic Design considers the need 
 to design locally supportive structures for economic and social 
 flourishing\, organically co-created and co-produced within the regions 
 themselves. The concept of co-creation is crucial for the long-term 
 sustainability of the territorial systems\; it includes a wide range of 
 participatory practices for design and decision making aiming at 
 facilitate user participation and multi-stakeholder engagement. The 
 process of local participation in the design and implementation phase of 
 territorial systems\, requires the adoption of cultural\, environmental\, 
 and community values. Regional development processes are strongly 
 dependent on people&rsquo\;s ability to develop sustainable structures 
 that\, on the one hand\, facilitate all forms of innovation\, creativity\,
  new ideas\, and visions in acting and\, on the other hand\, maintain the 
 essential stability of the system. We welcome contributions addressing 
 collaborative research domains in which design is boosting innovation and 
 sustainability. Authors are invited to provide their view on how systems 
 thinking in design disciplines can help our territorial and socio-
 technical systems to face the complex challenge of sustainability. We 
 especially invite authors to opening up the discussion about the following
  research topics: Co-creation approaches in Strategic Design and Systemic 
 Design\; Participatory practices for design and decision making with 
 stakeholders and users in complex systems\; Strategic tools for enhancing 
 local participation in territorial systems\; Systemic Design for social\, 
 economic and environmental sustainability\; Implementation of innovative 
 territorial systems. Other research topics concerning Systems and Design 
 Thinking are welcomed. 
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 strategic-design-research-journal-special-issue-on-relating-systems-
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