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On Designing Change
Author(s) -
Danko Sheila
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of interior design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1939-1668
pISSN - 1071-7641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1939-1668.2010.01044.x
Subject(s) - citation , empathy , equity (law) , inclusion (mineral) , library science , world wide web , sociology , computer science , political science , psychology , law , social science , social psychology
The demands of educating today’s emerging design professionals necessarily fixes our focus on the more immediate issues facing graduates such as professional qualifications and credentialing, professional identity and the growth of professional associations. But, although such issues are important to the evolution of the discipline, too much emphasis on professional practice can lead to myopia, limiting the ability to step back and discover a larger sense of self and one’s place in the world. By focusing too closely on the traditional practice of interior design, we risk losing perspective on our broader roles as educators, scholars, and practitioners—and ultimately on the goal of higher education—which is about cultivating an informed citizenry capable of leading change (Diamond, 1998). Perhaps it is time to expand our focus from designing the material world to designing change.