2. STRATEGIC QUESTIONS FOR DESIGN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY Merel CLAES, Simon O’RAFFERTY and Dr Frank O’CONNOR Ecodesign Centre, Cardiff, UK Context / Research / Proposition
9. “ feasibility study on sustainable design research and postgraduate education in Sweden” & Professor Tim McAloone
10. How to make sustainable design research and postgraduate education happen? Desk research What is good sustainable design ? Where is it educated and researched? Expert interviews What is good sustainable design ? How is it educated or researched? How will it be educated or researched? Where are the gaps? Field research What is good sustainable design ? How is it educated or researched in Sweden? How will it be educated or researched in Sweden? Where are the gaps in Sweden?
17. } DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATIONAL CHANGE ? => propositions
18. Policy level Design education and research needs: Capacity building Overarching strategies
19. Social level Design education and research needs: To be relevant to industry and society To be future oriented
20. Institutional level Design education and research needs: Collaboration Interdisciplinary Diversity Innovative teaching methods Innovation in an organisation
21. Individual level Design education and research needs: A change in mindset To build literacy in sustainability
22. } DESIGNING FOR SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATIONAL CHANGE ? => actions
Notas del editor
The world is constantly changing
One massive problem waiting for a one solution
What’s the role?
Universities are places
Universities can be agencies for change in sustainable development. Knowledge dissemination and prepare future professionals
2009 short research project as independent research centre
12 expert interviews Viaskype, 4 institutions in Sweden
What is design
design for recycling processes in mind
Design for behavior chance
It is not a long Step by step approach
Sustainability will fail without new designs. We need the knowledge now