A few months ago I almost stumbled over an article when reading a comment on the Google Transforming Group. Kamille invited me back in September/October and I’ve been on and off in the discussion since then. I an highly recommend the group if you’re interested in the definition of the “new” field of design & innovation.
In October I came across this interesting article by Robert K. Logan and Greg Van Alstyne - Design Ecology: Designing for Emergence and Innovation II
What I find especially interesting is how they:
- define the role of the designer, which not necessary is a designer…
- see innovation and-what-ever-processes as adaptive complex systems - I definitely agree!
- combine theoretical areas like Biology, Technology, Sociology and Ecology into a new decipline…
I don’t know about you, but as I see it they are up to something VERY interesting and important to understand, if coping with the challenges of tomorrow. But maybe I look in the wrong direction?