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OSLO, NORWAY

Supporting the development, diffusion and celebration of systemic design practice, methodology and theory in the Nordic region

SDA Norway (SDA-NO) is an informal national pilot chapter of the Systemic Design Association (SDA). It is an active and collaborative network engaged in building a local systemic design community in Norway (based in the Oslo region). SDA-NO gathers practitioners, academic design researchers and teachers in systemic design, particularly interested in systems oriented design (SOD) in Norway. An offspring of SOD is the Relating Systems Thinking and Design (RSD) symposia, which began with the Oslo School of Architecture and Design in 2012 and resulted in the founding of the Systemic Design Research Network and later, the Systemic Design Association, founded in 2018.

The purpose of SDA-NO is to support the development, diffusion and celebration of systemic design practice, methodology and theory in the Nordic region.

In line with the SDA statutes, SDA-NO supports a pluralistic approach and view in the development of systemic design and encourages a variety of different approaches to flourish. SDA-NO supports the development of normative ethical standards related to agency, actions, and the consequences of systemic design practice. SDA-NO pursues a spirit of openness and follows a principle of low-overhead operations and distributed responsibility.

PARTNER-MEMBER TEAM
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Design and Architecture Norway

Organisers

Birger Sevaldson, The Oslo School of Architecture (AHO), Birger.Sevaldson@aho.no

Angel Lamar, zcianlamar@gmail.com

Jonathan Romm, AHO/Halogen, jonathan.romm@aho.no

Andreas Wettre, AHO, Andreas.Wettre@aho.no

Marie Van den Bergh, AHO/ frog, marie.van.den.bergh@frog.co

Josina Vink, AHO, Josina.vink@aho.no

Kristin Støren Wigum, Oslo Met, kristinw@oslomet.no

Tore Gulden, Oslo Met, tgulden@oslomet.no

Benedice Wildhagen, DOGA, bw@doga.no

rsd13 nordmarka forest overnight at studenterhytta

OCTOBER 2024. RSD 13-Nordmarka Forest provided space to reflect on the rivers of conversation during our days in Oslo and online events the week before. The forest and the river are deeply connected. Nature invites us to pause, sense, process and reflect from multiple perspectives, and the forest conjures metaphors for plurality, emergence, and wholeness.

CONTACT

work table at the event with stickie notes and planning cards

OCTOBER 2023. RSD12-Nordmarka Forest—a symposium dedicated to experiencing the forest works as a metaphor for a plurality of regenerative minds, design, and a sense of being. A holistic and open exploration of methods for multi-stakeholder connections and building resilient, inclusive, and sustainable solutions to complex problems.

Climate change has been with us for generations, but its long-anticipated consequences are finally being felt. While optimism about the possibility of mitigating the worst impacts of climate change should be a foundation of all work in this area, we also need to reckon with the reality that our world still lacks the structures and will to undo the damage we have already done to our planet and to acknowledge that the worst of those impacts are being felt by those least responsible.

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PRACTICE PARTNERS

Designit
Frog part of Capgemini Invent

RSD12: Reflexivity, ecocentrism, and regenerative systems

REFLEXIVITY

Reflexivity can help designers better understand their own assumptions and values. This involves reflecting on their own experiences and perspectives.

  • How might these be influencing their approach to the project?
  • How can a design team identify potential biases or blind spots by engaging in a process of reflexivity?
  • How have systemic design and reflexivity been used in combination to promote critical thinking in the design process?

ECOCENTRISM

Ecocentrism is an alternative worldview that places all life at the centre instead of just humans. Operating from this paradigm can help make our practice more-than-sustainable in the future.

  • What can designers deeply learn from nature and the way it works?
  • How can designers operate from an ecocentric perspective before a human-centred perspective? What does this mean?
  • What are the tensions that can emerge by operating from an ecocentric perspective in a human-centric industry and practice?

REGENERATIVE

Regenerative systems, human or natural, return more value to their environments and actors than what they extract. Systemic design as a practice, should be oriented to creating regenerative systems in all senses.

  • How can we make the conditions for regenerative systems to emerge?
  • What shifts in perspective and practice are needed for us to shift towards regenerative systems?
  • How can designers deal with the tensions and conflicts that are bound to come up in system transitions?
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