TY  - GEN
AU  - Tromp, Nynke
AU  - Hekkert, Paul
TI  - Designing for society: products and services for a better world
SN  - 9781472567987
U1  - 658.5752 
PY  - 2019///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Visual Arts
KW  - Product design
KW  - Industrial design -- Social aspects
N2  - Our globalised world is encountering problems on an unprecedented scale. Many of the issues we face as societies extend beyond the borders of our nations. Phenomena such as terrorism, climate change, immigration, cybercrime and poverty can no longer be understood without considering the complex socio-technical systems that support our way of living. It is widely acknowledged that to contend with any of the pressing issues of our time, we have to substantially adapt our lifestyles. To adequately counteract the problems of our time, we need interventions that help us actually adopt the behaviours that lead us toward a more sustainable and ethically just future.

In Designing for Society, Nynke Tromp and Paul Hekkert provide a hands-on tool for design professionals and students who wish to use design to counteract social issues. Viewing the artefact as a unique means of facilitating behavioural change to realise the social impact, this book goes beyond the current trend of applying design thinking to enhancing public services, and beyond the idea of the designer as a facilitator of localised social change
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