The (trans) disciplinary alternative for design

Hermes de Andrade Júnior*, Tamar Prouse de Andrade

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Abstract

People are more demanding about the opportunities offered by the globalized market. There is a wide variety of products and services that border exclusivity and that, due to the advancement of technology, are now within the reach of many. To meet this voracious audience, a new profile of professionals with differentiated backgrounds is emerging. The purpose of this theoric chapter is to bring transdisciplinarity as a scientific and cultural approach presented as an alternative and as a methodological and epistemological suggestion for transdisciplinary practice in the daily life of the designer. We emphasize that the solution of the itinerant chair, transdisciplinary coaching or the consolidation of a transdisciplinary design curriculum for technical, ethically responsible and environmentally conscious high standards are valid alternatives to the designer’s educational model. In order to incorporate the transdisciplinary nexus into the daily routine of design, one needs attitude, research and transdisciplinary actions in a continuous way.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringer Series in Design and Innovation
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages39-54
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9783030324155
ISBN (Print)9783030324148
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameSpringer Series in Design and Innovation
Volume1
ISSN (Print)2661-8184
ISSN (Electronic)2661-8192

Keywords

  • Design thinking
  • Education
  • Itinerant chair of transdisciplinarity
  • Philosophy of science
  • Transdisciplinarity
  • Transdisciplinary coaching
  • Transdisciplinary design

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