Stewardship in Design Education
eBook - ePub

Stewardship in Design Education

Future-proofing the Eco-Social Curriculum

  1. 168 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Stewardship in Design Education

Future-proofing the Eco-Social Curriculum

About this book

How can we equip the next generation of designers with the skills for eco-social design and stewardship?

Exploring the set of skills to be incorporated into contemporary design education when design education is struggling to move beyond old paradigms. Jan Albert Eckert provides a framework for eco-social design education, emphasizing stewardship for people, communities, and our planet.

Stewardship in Design delves into the practical skills which are crucial for navigating the challenges posed by our interconnected global and systemic polycrisis, ensuring that design education remains relevant and resilient.

Geared toward design professionals, this book is ideal reading for students and educators of Human-Centered Design Studies, visual communication design, product design, interaction design, service design, eco-social design and design management.

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Information

Year
2026
Print ISBN
9781917503037
eBook ISBN
9781917503044

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. 1 Introduction
  7. Part I
  8. 2 At the tipping points of our systems: Design and eco-social responsibility
  9. 3 Trapped into silos: Design beyond disciplines
  10. 4 Degrowth through inner growth: Designing toward our safe space
  11. Part II
  12. 5 Designing toward the Coenocene
  13. 6 Our own transformation to form a safe space to operate
  14. 7 Design leadership: Leading from inside and with foresight
  15. 8 Designing transitions: New territories for eco-social design practice
  16. 9 No conclusions but starting points
  17. 10Further readings
  18. References
  19. Index

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