Merel Segers
Merel Segers is an independent professional in Sustainability Analysis & Communication. She is based in the Netherlands.
Designing with systems
Complex system
Non-linearity
A great number of interacting components
Self-organisation
Look for patterns & the big picture
System indicators
Resilience
Social justice
Autonomy
Resilience
Resilience is the capacity of a system to deal with change and continue to develop
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Floating pavilions, Rotterdam
Rehabilitating Mangroves in the Philippines
How to increase resilience?
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Maintain diversity & redundancy
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Manage connectivity
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Manage slow variables & feedbacks
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Diversity
How diverse is this group?
Age
Nationality
Programme
...
Redundancy
Connectivity
Slow variables
Feedbacks
Often, the enemy of resilience is efficiency (!!)
High efficiency
Low resilience
Low efficiency
High resilience
Find the sweet spot
Efficiency
Resilience
How can you increase resilience through your design?
Excercise
Use the "Design for Resilience" template to increase resilience through your design
Social Justice
Social Justice is the way in which human rights are manifested in the everyday lives of people at every level of society
Just Comment – Volume 3 Number 1, 2000
Chapultepec Park, Mexico
Metrocable Caracas, Venezuela
How to increase social justice?
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Broaden participation
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Contribute to social foundation
Broaden participation
Contribute to social foundation
How can you increase social justice through your design?
Excercise
Use the "Design for Social Justice" template to increase social justice through your design
Autonomy
Autonomy is the level of independence of the system
Gujarat, India
Grow food, not lawns movement
How to increase autonomy?
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Increase independence of:
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Food (urban agriculture)
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Energy (renewable energy)
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Water (rainwater, reuse grey water)
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How can you increase autonomy through your design?
Excercise
Use the "Design for Autonomy" template to increase autonomy through your design
Recap
What is resilience?
How can you increase resilience?
What is the difference between
Equity
Equality
Social Justice
How can you increase social justice?
What is autonomy?
Why would you increase autonomy?
How can you increase autonomy?
Tomorrow class by Lizanne
Please bring:
1) your mapping and iceberg models, applied to your project (salt, ego—>eco).
2) two sources you found and used for your project. I would like you to print these sources.
Designing with systems
By Merel Segers
Designing with systems
Lecture for Art Academy Willem de Kooning
