Democratizing the resources to be more systemic in your design process
The future of the planet relies on our responsibility to be more just, equitable, and sustainable. The first step is to access the research and resources available for us to leverage. This section is continuously growing, so make sure to come back and visit for an updated list!
Ethics & Responsibilities
Resilience by Design - Alexandra Jayeun Lee
Society Centered Design - Projects by if
Ruined by Design - Mike Monteiro
Sustainable Development Goals - United Nations
Circular Economy - Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Ethics of Design - Sylvain Julé
Reading
Thinking in Systems: A Primer - Donella Meadows
The Fifth Discipline - Peter M. Senge
Leverage Points - Donella Meadows
Systems Thinking for Social Change - David Peter Stroh
The Waters of Systems Change - John Kania, Mark Kramer, Peter M. Senge
Soft Systems Methodology - Peter Checkland
Five Principles for Enacting Equity by Design - Estela Mara Bensimon, Alicia C. Dowd and Keith Witham
Designing Freedom - Stafford Beer
Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design - Kat Holmes, John Maeda
Tools for Systems Thinkers - Leyla Acaroglu
Systems Thinking 101 - Artefact Group
A case for Systemic Design - Allison Bouganim
Club of Rome - [List of Publications]
Academic Reading
Systems Thinking and Design Thinking - Richard Buchanan
DesignX: Complex Sociotechnical Systems - Donald A. Norman; Pieter Jan Strappers
System Dynamics: Foundation Under Systems Thinking - Jay W. Forrester, Sloan School of Management
Systemic Design Principles for Complex Social Systems - Peter H. Jones
The Web of Life: A New Understanding of Living Systems - Fritjof Capra
Handling Societal Complexity - Dorien J Detombe
Creative Holism: A Critical Systems Approach to Complex Problem Situations - Michael C Jackson
Transition Design: A Proposal for a New Area of Design Practice, Study, and Research - Terry Irwin
Design For Common Good: Systemic Design - Allison Bouganim
Videos
Powers of Ten™ - Easmes Office
If Russ Ackoff had given a TED Talk... - Russell Ackoff
How Designers Destroyed the World - Mike Monteiro
Systems Thinking for a Better World - Peter M. Senge
Idealized Design, Systems Thinking, and a Model for Outlier Innovation - Russell Ackoff
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace - Richard Brautigan
Collapse of Complex Societies - Joseph A. Tainter
Transition Design - Terry Irwin
Courses
Systems Practice - Acumen Academy
Systems Thinking - UnSchool
Tools and Frameworks
The Tarot Cards of Tech - Artefact Group
Equity-Centered Design Framework - Tania Anaissie, Stanford d.school
Equity-Centered Community Design - Creative Reaction Lab
Systems Thinking Toolkit - FSG
Biomimicry Toolbox - Biomimicry Institute
Circular Systems Design Handbook - UnSchool
Circular Design Guide - IDEO, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Data Ethics Canvas - Open Data Institute
Anti-Racist Design Justice Index - Design as Protest
Connecting Systems Thinking and Action - Ed Cunliff
Systems Thinking Resources - Donella Meadows
Iceberg Model - Ecochallenge
How to Begin Designing for Diversity - Project Inkblot
Presentations