Cultural Change and Design Responses
Industrial Revolution saw the era of mass production as a result of cultural change.
Video: Tim Brown
Understanding culture and context in India, do low cost manufacture of interocular lenses for the poor and sight impaired. More Meaningful design led by the web? Forums and internet gives the promoter power, people on the world wide web are willing to share and help.
A change from welfare society to a model that reinvents welfare with a club membership and volunteers participatory systems could become a major theme in new design. The future of design is human centred and the users participate in the design process even if only the research and development stage.
A participatory design solution in Japan called "Cool Biz" to lower the carbon footprint of office workers. Designers needed to understand the formal dress code Japanese office workers defined by the culture. Incentive promoted by special badges and a fashion range.
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"In times of change we need new solutions"
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