This book provides accessible, comprehensive guidance on service design and enables
practitioners approaching the discipline for the first time to develop the strategic mindset …

In the design field, attention to local and territorial issues is relatively recent and is marked
by the evolution of design as a discipline that deals not only with single products, but also …

Cities provide a privileged context for observing environmental, social, political, and
economic changes. They offer great opportunities for experimentation, often becoming …

Abstract Design for Territories is a rather recent field of study and research. It began to be
outlined at the end of the '90s and was initially established as a direct application to real …

This chapter reviews four contemporary design research approaches focused on processes
of social change. These are critical practices in design stemming from critical approaches in …

Pur avendo condiviso totalmente l'impostazione del lavoro, la costruzione dei contenuti e la
revisione finale è possibile attribuire, per convenzione accademica, a Tommaso Filighera i …

The paper discusses the connections between social innovation and design
practice/research outlining possible challenges for innovating in the service field. Social …

The chapter describes an action research approach applied to design research. Starting
from the key concepts of action research, it will highlight the relationship between action …

This contribution reflects upon the complex relationship between University and Enterprise,
understood as the world of Research and Industry. It seeks to understand the real base to …

Abstract Design for Territories is a relatively recent field of study and project, based on
situated learning methods and reflective practice. As meta-discipline, in order to be applied …