What, in the view of Donella Meadows, is the number one leverage point for systems change? And how does this relate to me prototyping the role of artist-designer-researcher along with a mysterious character named Dr KOKO? As part of my class in Media...

What might a powerful vision contribute with in organizational change work and what are components essential to the successful implementation of this vision? Under what circumstances might a clearly outlined vision actually hinder the development of ...

What might be fruitful principles and questions guiding the design of a transdisciplinary process involving a wide array of stakeholders addressing issues of poverty, violence and segregation affecting youth in Malmö? What are potential possibilitie...

What might a full systems approach to the needs of young people living in an area like Stockholm suburb Tensta look like, and why is this kind of approach necessary? What actors, methods and frameworks might be relevant, and what crucial insights or ...

In my previous blog posts “A case study: The great white war and a dysfunctional organizational culture” and “On anti-immigration sentiments and insufficient liberal resistance strategies”, I introduce the idea of what I would...

What happens when social roles connected to race and organizational cultures built on fear get in the way of sensible conflict transformation? What is what I would label “the great white war” and how does a conflict in a local community h...

During my Citizenship studio, we were asked to explore the idea of borders inspired by the following prompt: A border. Physical. Psychological. Metaphorical. Something to be crossed. Or not crossed. Who can pass? Who cannot? What is the key to cross?...

For my studio class in Citizenship, we were asked to go out and ask a stranger about ways that they have felt Othered (as in alienated, not a part of, disassociated from) as citizens of the United States. I met Michael on Union Square, and was remind...

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...

For my “Design for the Century class” we were asked to compose a final paper “extending your Design Manifesto into the realm of design at a very comprehensive scale: our century and planet. (…) In this text you will construct ...

Sometimes one has to go all the way to another continent to learn to see whatever is going on in your own backyard with new eyes… During my very first week at Parsons I attended the one-week “Disorientation” session arranged by the ...

Along with a few of my fellow Trans designers, I attended artist Sheryl Oring´s manifesto writing workshop at MOMA. The workshop was based on her project “I wish to say”, where she travels the country with a bunch of type writers to allo...

How might we simultaneously build social as well as environmental resilience, and strengthen the capacity of local communities to resist or transform the effects of gentrification and climate change and pollution? The above-mentioned topic was explor...

In “A Sea of Data: Apophenia and Pattern (Mis-) Recognition” we are introduced to the ambiguous world of data and pattern recognition. We are informed that the National Security Agency´s main problem is “how to extract information from the tru...