Evolving the "How Might We?" Tool to Include Planetary Boundaries

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Matteo Vignoli (1,2), Sara Roversi (2), Chhavi Jatwani (2), Margherita Tiriduzzi (2), Costanza Finocck
Series: DESIGN
Institution: 1: Universit
Section: Design for Sustainability
Page(s): 1159-1168
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.118
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

This work aims to study the evolution of the “Human and planet balance tool” as part of Prosperity Thinking. Prosperity Thinking is a sustainable design methodology that takes into account human and planet means. Through a literature review on sustainable design, we noticed that there is a lack of methods that take into account the problem definition stage. We developed a “Human and planet balance tool” which helps framing sustainable design challenges. Results show that designers, innovators, and changemakers have an interest in a methodology to analyze and address systemic challenges.

Keywords: sustainability, design tools, complex systems, design process