Systemic Design - A Slick Model for Transforming Society?
The Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering hereby invite all interested to a docentship lecture in the subject of Engineering Sciences with Specialisation in Industrial Engineering and Management
Innovation management is often carried out through processes based on the Design Thinking method. This method has many strengths, such as placing the customer or the needs owner at the centre to develop innovations based on their needs and conditions. However, the method also has its limitations. It does not always work well for driving more complex change processes that involve multiple stakeholders in a difficult-to-navigate context.
In such cases, innovation management can instead be based on system-theoretical methods. However, this approach also has its limitations. This approach may struggle to take into account the conditions and needs of the individual customer or needs owner. Design Thinking follows a bottom-up perspective, while system methods take a top-down approach.
In this lecture, Klas Palm takes us on a journey where we together will explore whether these two approaches can be combined into a smart Systemic Design methodology that leverages the strengths of both approaches.
The lecture is an obligatory teaching test for those applying for admittance as docent and it should be possible for students and others with basic academic education in the relevant field to follow it. The lecture lasts 40-45 minutes with subsequent discussion. The lecture will be given in English.