Ezio Manzini是DESIS (Design for Social Innovation and Sustanability)Network的發起人與頭頭(president)。DESIS經常被視為social design的代表性國際網絡,但Manzini本人顯然認為是該好好澄清差別的時候,這篇2014年8月發表的文章針對Design for Social Innovation與Social Design做了區辨,在我看來更重要的作用是自我釐清DESIS Network的目標與價值。
我可以接受他指陳的三點差異(除了他對class的暗示有些不安,但身為社會學者,我可以理解他的感受),其實他的這些看法呼應了我在台科大提出關於social design發展的兩個憂心。不過,我最欣賞的還是他收尾的願景:
For this reason, it can be stated that the design for social innovation, even though, at the moment, is still very far from being mainstream, by its same nature, is not a complementary design activity. It is, or at least it could be, the anticipation of what, hopefully, will be the design of the 21st century. And therefore, and very pragmatically, it proposes a design activity in which, if the more favorable scenario would be realized, the majority of the design experts could have a role and make their living.
雖然design for social innovation(在我看來,這更接近我理解的social design)目前還不是主流,但也不能被當成是一個補充性的點綴,它可以自我期許成為21世紀的設計。
我不是設計專業裡的人,所以,沒那種資格勇氣與角色期待說那樣的話,但在我看來,從design到social design是一個未來的選項,一個design把握當下機會自我完成的paradigm shift!
(對了,閱讀時也請不要忘了「後語」中的但書與觀察。我好像剛好站在他指出匯合趨勢的另一個方位過來)
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Design for social innovation vs. social design (2014)
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Ezio Manzini
The notion of design for social innovation is frequently considered similar, if not coincident, with the one of social design. In my view, to do that is an error: the two expressions refer to different activities and have very different implications.
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