Being a Sociable Designer: Reimagining the Role of Designers in Social Innovation

Cyril Tjahja; Joyce Sheau Roei Yee

doi:10.1080/15710882.2021.2021244

Being a Sociable Designer: Reimagining the Role of Designers in Social Innovation

Cyril Tjahja^*, Joyce Sheau Roei Yee

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Abstract

The democratisation of the creative process in design and social innovation has brought the position of the designer into question. Therefore, a shift is necessary from the traditional role-based approach towards one that is value-based. This paper introduces the sociable designer, who is driven by being social, rather than doing social. Based on insights from field work conducted in Hong Kong, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, this reorientation highlights the value of design in supporting the reconfiguration of social relationships by thinking of design as a socially-embedded practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-150
Number of pages	16
Journal	CoDesign
Volume	18
Issue number	1
Early online date	2 Feb 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2021.2021244
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Design and social innovation
designer role
relationships
Architecture
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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