Introduction In Simpson and Gill (2007) we noted that design is contingent and always open
to re-interpretation as reality unfolds. For organizations, this reality is primarily socially …

As you worked with the first four chapters, you developed an understanding of what social
systems design is, why it is important for us today to be able to engage in design, and how …

Bela Banathy's book represents a major contribution to the emerging field of designing
social systems. The book documents his long journey and commitment to the development …

A new field of design activity is emerging, where the focus of designers is being directed
towards seeking innovative resolutions to organisational problems that are beyond the …

Despite the negative associations with the term, social design is about creating new social
forms (or buttressing existing ones) through leveraging the features of social settings …

A couple of years ago, when I received an invitation to contribute to a conference on"
Strategies of Socio-Economical Changes in Poland," organized for the first time since the …

Increasingly, the concept of design is being applied to organizations, cities, and social
systems of many kinds. There is still no clear foundation, however, on which such designs …

Contemporary systems activity can be divided into that stressing feasible and practical short-
term measures, and that which is more ideal-aware, focussed on mid-longer term futures …

Increasingly, designers seek to design in ways that more deeply involve those who are
impacted by the very systems that design aims to repair, improve, or transform. Yet, despite …

Last century, a new design area bond with new aims and principles emerged, committed to
answer more urgent and relevant needs of humanity. Multiple terms come forward to identify …