Journal
DESIGN STUDIES
Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 456-479Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2012.03.001
Keywords
sustainable design; systems design; design model; design methods; design theory
Funding
- National Science Foundation [NSF DGE 0751278]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn [1054122] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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A whole systems approach, considering the interrelatedness of both problems and solutions, can help create more sustainable designs. Still, designers often apply exclusively reductionist approaches to generate designs. One way to address this issue is to reduce ambiguity in the whole systems approach. This paper describes research to define and unify elements of whole systems design. Elements were identified through a methodical review of sources describing theories, perspectives, and practices from multiple design disciplines. These elements were coded and then organized using concept mapping. The resulting framework has 20 elements categorized as processes, principles, and methods. This framework is meant to help enable more widespread application of whole systems design in practice. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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