Imagination as Social Practice
“The imagination has become an organized field of social practices, a form of work (in the sense of both labor and culturally organized practice,) a form of work (in the sense of both labor and culturally organized practice,) and a form of negotiation between sites of agency (individuals) and globally defined field of possibility.” (Appadurai, Disjuncture and Difference in the [...]
12.14.12 | External Partnerships, Ideas, Interdisciplinary Collaborations, Transblog
The Rise of Furnishing Public Wealth
“Why would any person choose to contribute – voluntarily – to a public good that she can partake of, unchecked, as a free rider on the effort of others? Because every individual can see that not only her own incentives, but the incentives of there individuals are thus aligned, the system ought to unravel backward [...]
11.16.12 | Ideas, Opportunities, Transblog
A Cross-Sectional Design Approach
How the illustrated cross-sections of a building, and the assemblage of debris from a violent accident, exemplify the emergent practices of designing for complex problems.
When I was a kid I was a faux-vegetarian for about 6 months. I absolutely refused to dissect that darned frog in biology class, and knew that the only way I [...]
10.26.12 | Ideas
From Made in China to Created in China
How to combine the essence in China’s traditional culture and modern design so as to realize the strategic conversion of sustainable development?
China at present is in the period of the accelerating industrialization development. Low cost and price were the competitive advantage of China’s manufacturing industry in the international market, and at that time the volume [...]
Communication Towers
Cooperation and collaboration has been a major force behind the advancement of man. From hunter-gatherer relationships to the division of labor, these splits have become ever more idiosyncratic. Just as the physical tools created or discovered by those early hunter-gatherers, these relationships have also become increasingly productive. A motivating story of collaboration on a large scale [...]
12.18.11 | Ideas
A TransDesign Holiday Recipe
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“Man at the crossroads looking with uncertainty but with hope and high vision to the choosing of a course leading to a new and better vision.”
-The theme for a mural commissioned by the MOMA to Diego Riviera
What is this [...]
12.18.11 | Ideas, Opportunities
A Mad Tea (D) Party
“Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?”
I bet you don’t. The Mad Hatter poses this illustrious riddle in the chapter ‘A Mad Tea Party’ in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. The riddle is not meant to have an answer at all: As delightful as it is confusing, it is merely [...]
12.18.11 | Ideas
Diversity: A quick recipe for a nightmare?
What is Transdicsiplinary Design? This is a good question, with a long answer, which I’m not going through it now. But I can give you an idea; As described in the web page of the program, we TDs, as we call Transdesciplinary Design, are here to practice:
Reflective [...]
12.15.11 | Ideas
(Great) Change By Design By (Small) Changes
As an international student, it was really hard to find what the Transdisciplinary Design program looks like before the first semester began. The only way to get a sense was this TranBlog. I started reading every single post through the little window and one day noticed the name Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, from one [...]
12.9.11 | Ideas, Opportunities
Don’t Panic!
Human beings are emotional creatures, often driven by impulse and instinct rather than reason. We tend to feel unsafe and uneasy in new situations and uncertainty, and our behaviour can be described to range from withdrawn and counterproductive at best, to scared and frustrated at worst. But no matter how much we would like to [...]
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