Ralitsa Diana Debrah

Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science and Technology | KNUST · Department of Communication Design

This is a presentation of the Ten Big Ideas for Pluriversal Design which resulted from discussions of the Pluriversal Design Working Group of the Future of Design Education project. This presentation was made to the Education Special Interest group of the Design Research Society in December 2023

Transitioning from a linear economy to a circular economy (CE) requires changes in education at all levels, especially in higher education. The changes in education for the transformation towards CE in both formal and informal settings will eventually inform, inspire, and affect professional practices in industries in a positive way. Aligned with C...

The Pluriversal Design Education working group met from April – September of 2021. This publication contains the results of their discussions. This document shares the detailed content that led to the ten Big Ideas shared through the FDE initiative. The document opens with an essay that supports the readers’ understanding of the core concepts that...

Design practice as a problem solving strategy explores ways of addressing challenges in organisations, communities, healthcare and many more. The process is usually human-centered, but in certain contexts, it is devoid of user inputs. The process starts with exploring a context and identifying the problem. We propose a service design approach that...