Integrating design thinking with sustainability science: a Research through Design approach.

ABSTRACT: Design disciplines have a long history of creating well-integrated solutions to challenges which are complex, uncertain and contested by multiple stakeholders. Society faces similar challenges in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals, so design methods hold much potential. While principles of good design are well established, there has been limited integration of design thinking with sustainability science. To advance this integration, we examine the process of designing MetaMAP: an interactive graphic tool for collaborating to understand social-ecological systems and design well-integrated solutions. MetaMAP was created using Research through Design methods which integrate creative and scientific thinking. By applying design thinking, researchers and practitioners from different

SUBMITTER: Maher R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6267153 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature