Cheryl May

How does the RSD12-ONLINE and RSD12-HUBS model work?

Each day, RSD12-HUBS host a full onsite programme and broadcast focus-related sessions via RSD12-ONLINE.

RSD12 FAQs—Contributors

A running list of questions and answers related to the call for contributions.

RSD12-Toronto Call for collaborators

RSD12-Toronto is a pilot for SDA-Toronto and an opportunity to gauge interest in a collaborative network engaged in building the systemic design community.

RSD12 Call for Contributions

The RSD12 call for contributions includes papers, interactive sessions, workshops, and panels.

RSD12 Focus Areas

How the RSD12 programme is organised: tracks, theme, sub-theme, and focus areas.

RSD12-ONLINE: Entanglements of Interest

October 6–20, 2023. Worldwide online symposium: papers, presentations, emergent sessions, and online workshops. Hosted by Georgetown University, Zoom Events.

RSD12-Toronto: Systemic Design Futuring

October 13 & 14, 2023. Complexity as normality considers systemic design futuring and innovation. Tkaronto, Dish with One Spoon Treaty also known as Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hosted by SDA-Toronto colleagues at OCADU University.

Climate Stripes and Systemic Design

The distribution of hubs is a unique opportunity to show the climate stripes as a reminder that sustainability is core to systemic design.

RSD Review Process

Details about formats for authors, facilitators, and exhibitors. Contributions are included in the proceedings, a searchable repository of systemic design resources used by researchers, teachers, and practitioners.

RSD Style Guide

Submission guidelines provide a detailed description of how to prepare a document for all submission formats: papers, presentations, workshops, and systems maps and exhibits.

Systemic Design Symposium Survey

Please consider answering this very brief survey and sharing your thoughts about RSD.

RSD12 Georgetown Update

RSD12 organising institution announced—Georgetown University, USA. This year, the RSD12 hub model invites multiple hosts to submit interest in presenting their chosen themes.

Reflections on possibilities for systemic design

This year’s RSD contributions were dedicated to exploring possibilities for systemic design. A call went out to question systemic design’s emerging shape, and the growing, remarkably interdisciplinary systemic design community responded.

It’s time to finalise RSD11 proceedings

After a brief hiatus, it’s time to finalise RSD11 proceedings. As an RSD editor, I feel incredibly grateful to be able to revisit and review this work.

National Institute of Design RSD11 Programme

National Institute of Design

Attending RSD11 in-person in Brighton?

Here’s what you need to know about RSD11 and the iconic city of Brighton & Hove, an inclusive, free-thinking city in the heart of Sussex.

RSD11 Sessions: Key info

The RSD11 programme includes keynote speakers, paper tracks (papers & presentations), activity sessions, workshops, and exhibits. Most will be available both online and in-person.

Cyber Chat: Klaus Krippendorff responds

Klaus Krippendorff responds to points of discussion raised by Peter Jones, Anja Overdiek, Jan Lelie, Elisa Giaccardi, Derek Lomas, and Ben Sweeting.

RSD10 Photo Gallery

Photos of RSD10 taken on-campus at TU Delft.

RSD11 in 2022: University of Brighton

RSD is off to the shores of Brighton in 2022. The University of Brighton’s School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering is the RSD11 host.

Advancing systemic design awareness and practice

The Systemic Design Association (SDA) has taken a partnership approach to advance systemic design awareness and practice.

RSD10 marked a decade of systemic design

From November 2-6, 2021, RSD10 marked a decade of systemic design at TU Delft’s Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, one of the world’s leading design schools.

Online Social Activities for Delegates

Hosted online activities, a collaborative systems map, and social media streams for delegates

Top Ten in Systemic Design

Unlike RSD’s peer-review process, the Top Ten for Ten is a listicle that’s based on a simple criterion: the sheer number of RSD contributions. You will likely recognise the top ten names because of their sustained commitment and dedication to establishing systemic design in academe and design practice.