The design field is one in transition – moving from its traditional role of aesthetics and communication, oftentimes acting as the link between a client and a consumer – and one of a an actor within the emerging field of social innovation. Though...

How can one understand the media dramaturgy that played out in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s comments on Swedish immigration? What were the global alliances on each side, and what is the issue with responding to narratives of immigration conn...

How do you create a truly collaborative performance environment, where the individual creativity of actors, designers and musicians is carefully weaved into a dynamic whole? What is the experience of an “obres” – the Russian concept tha...

“What issues might arise in the search for flat hierarchies, network structures and decentralization of project management? What role might informal hierarchies play in the unexpected unfolding of events? Is a flat hierarchy even possible – a...

“Why should human rights be considered the ideal form of rights? Are we equipped (or entitled) to represent non humans or to make decisions on their behalf? (…) How might we communicate with non humans, and how do we define them and the l...

Approaching the end of this first semester in the Transdisciplinary Design program at The New School, I would like to take a moment to think through what I believe to be the most valuable qualities that transdisciplinary design can bring to the table...

What is the future of management in a rapidly changing world? What are the inherent tension points in contemporary models of leadership and organization? Where can we look for new models and what can they teach us about crafting new relationships bet...

What is the future of scholarly knowledge and higher education? What are the changing contextual landscapes surroundings our university systems, the external pressures and internal tension points? How could these tension points be used to strengthen ...

In “Visual and Spacial Politics” taught by Victoria Hattam, me and fellow students (coming from Law, Urban studies, Design theory and Anthropology), were challenged to consider the visual and spacial aspects of politics. Basically the aes...