No. of pages: 262

Description:

The scientific monograph Echoes of Tomorrow offers an original, creative and innovative way of taking on intractable and complex societal challenges by proposing a tool to identify areas in which design can offer a response and the approaches it has at its disposal. It has long been apparent that our society is facing multiple interconnected and intertwined problems, i.e. wicked problems. […] Even defining such a problem poses difficulties, since different vantage points and underlying interests yield different perceptions of the problem. The model’s author, Tamara Lašič Jurković, sees it as an aid in obtaining a more holistic view and thus better understanding of wicked problems, which equips us to address them more effectively. […] The second part of the monograph features an assortment of master’s theses that the author has selected to illustrate the use of the tool. […] The monograph is an important illustration of the power of design to find alternatives to the established processes and systems through the design process by employing creative thinking and finding creative solutions. It offers hope and a fresh perspective on what appears to be a complicated situation with no end in sight.

From a review by dr. Maja Šuštaršič

The monograph is the result of the Development Pillar for Funding (DPF) in the Field of Arts: Introduction and Development of Open Educational Resources in the Framework of Pedagogical Process (A.II.1) and the research programme P5-0452, Visual Literacy at the University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, co-funded by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS).