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BRINGING A FULLER SOCIO-TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE TO DESIGN DECISIONS
Kokotovich, Vasilije
Type:
Year:
2015
Editor:
Christian Weber, Stephan Husung, Gaetano Cascini, Marco Cantamessa, Dorian Marjanovic, Monica Bordegoni
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Series:
ICED
Institution:
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Section:
Design for Life
Page(s):
217-226
ISBN:
978-1-904670-64-3
ISSN:
2220-4334
Abstract:
More often than not Designers and Design Engineers, tend to focus on Techno-physical aspects as they move through their design process. It is argued even the smallest and seemingly benign design decision, during the design process, may have a large and significant impact upon issues outside of the techno-physical focus [i.e. sustainability]. The paper will draw upon the idea within the technological change literature that it is not merely technologies advancing at and exponential rate but non-technical issues are increasing as well. There is a strong relationship between technology, society, and the environment. This paper will frame and discuss our need to educate future Designers/Design engineers to consider technical issues in parallel with larger issues generally considered to be outside the domain of Design / Design engineering. If we are able to find methods that assist both our present and future designers to become Active Players in seriously considering how we impact larger socio-cultural issues, which include notions of sustainability, we may embed a full/rich Socio-Technical Perspective within every aspect of our design decisions, and the outcoMES we generate.
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