RSD11 | University of Brighton

Building on previous RSD symposia, RSD11 looks to expand further systemic design’s modes of working. Systemic design has thus far drawn primarily on methodological and organisational aspects of systems thinking as a way of handling complexity. In what ways might other perspectives augment systemic approaches? The systems field is open to the creative arts, countercultural movements, enactive cognitive science, family therapy, posthumanism, and others. How might these transdisciplinary connections further enrich and critique systemic design research and practice?

The RSD11 programme includes papers, presentations, interactives, workshops and exhibits that extend and challenge the possibilities and practices of systemic design, including contributions such as: Projects and case studies from practice, education, and research in all areas of systemic design, transdisciplinary theory building that extends systemic design’s modes of working and range of reference, and critical enquiries that can prompt new phases of development in systemic design.