introduction to 2nd day

RSD2 SymposiumAHO, Oslo, NorwayOctober 11, 2013

Harold Nelson

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Harold Nelson

RSD2 SymposiumAHO, Oslo, NorwayOctober 11, 2013

the systemic design minda mindset

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there will bean ‘ask’

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Knowledge comes by taking things apart: analysis.

But wisdom comes by putting things together.

John A. Morrison

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systemic design“putting things together”

wise action

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habits of a systemic design mind

vice

habits of an analytic mind

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viceeither/or

ANDdeveloping the habit of

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‘AND’‘AND’conjunction

vice aggregation

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• science _ art • the individual _ the collective• thinking _ acting• you _ me••

AND

filling in the in-between

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AND as conjunction

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conjunction systems© Harold G. Nelson

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design inquiry

1

2

3

4

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&West East

what’s true? what’s real?© Harold G. Nelson

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what’s a horse?Friday, December 6, 13

Western• analysis & synthesis• relationships

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analysis(Western tradition)

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analysis

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ungulates:hoofed animals

classification ‘order’

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evolution

breeds

provenance

pedigree

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synthesis(Western AND)

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1. synthesis asthe ‘assembly’ AND

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functional assemblysynergies © Harold G. Nelson

image: George Ladas

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Eastern• apposition• links

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2. synthesis as the ‘holistic’ AND

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ecosystems & environmentsFriday, December 6, 13

context

function

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design ANDsnon-duality

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3. synthesis as the ‘aesthetic’ AND

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• spirit• soul• essence• character• nature• actuality• quiddity

emergence of qualities

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Sayaka Ganz

Deborah Butterfield

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4. synthesis as the ‘emergent quality’ AND

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hydrogen AND oxygen

atoms of gas

wetness

water

elements

emergence

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ANDvice

common dualities

putting dualities back together -3 examples

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image by Matt CollinsScienti!c American 2009

C. P. Snow’s - “two cultures”

science humanitiesAND

a common duality© Harold G. Nelson

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the individual

the group

creativity

collaboration

AND

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forethought after thought

thought AND action© Harold G. Nelson

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the ‘ask’An  “ask”  is  a  request  for  an  action  or  a  favor.

what is the ‘wisdom’of this symposium?

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−1 New systemic practices in design

−2 Rethinking systems approaches from a design perspective

−3 Relating Design Praxis and Systems Thinking

−4 The role of systemic design when developing design practices in new areas

−5 Teaching systemic design, systems thinking in design or design in systems approaches

−6 Relating systems and design theories, conceptually and pragmatically

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