Università Roma Tre

The structure of the course foresees the presence of a relevant component of interactive activities in the classroom, external testimonies and presentation of case studies.
The lessons consist in the introduction of theoretical concepts and their immediate application through classroom exercises to be completed individually or in groups.
Attendance to the course and active participation are strongly recommended.

The course program is divided into the following topics:
Design basics: overview on the concept of design, main skills and mindset, design thinking process and co-creation process.
Purpose & Sustainability: the function of Purpose within organizations for the development of a sustainable offer; sustainability fundamentals with focus on ESG and SDGs goals.
Sustainable innovation: planet centered design techniques and tools for sustainable innovation.
Design Ethics: relationship between ethics and design, the role of ethics in the design thinking process and evaluation of the long-term impacts of products and services on society and the environment.
Sustainable design thinking process: Introduction to the main qualitative research techniques, methods of identifying insights and transforming the learning outcomes of the research phase into design opportunities, brainstorming techniques functional to the generation of innovative concepts capable of responding to the real needs of the reference stakeholders, main methods of prototype development (fast prototyping) that allow you to test the conceived solution, collect feedback and iterate.

Design Thinking

IDEO The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, Available at: http://www.designkit.org/resources/1
Brown, T.(2009) - Change by design - how design thinking can transform organizations and inspire innovation. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers. (Brown, 2009)
Kelley, D. and Kelley, T. (2013) - Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us, William Collins
Lidwell W. - Universal principles of design
Kuang, Cliff - User Friendly: How the Hidden Rules of Design Are Changing the Way We Live, Work, and Play
Norman, D. (2013) The Design of everyday things
Donella H. M., Wright D, (2015) Thinking in Systems
Knapp J. (2016) - Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Elliott, M.(2019) - Collaboration Design: A step-by-step guide to successful collaboration

Sustainability / Sustainable design

K. Raworth (2017) - Doughnut economics seven ways to think like a 21st-century economist
Andrew S. Winston, Paul Polman (2021) - Net positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take
J. Elkington (2020) - Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism
Raz Godelnik (2021) - Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in the Era of Climate Crisis - A Strategic Design Approach
Jan Jonker - Organizing for sustainability

Design Ethics

The Little Book of Design Research Ethics. (2015). 1st ed. [ebook] Ideo Available at: https:// lbodre.ideo.com/download-file/
Cennydd Bowles (2018) - Future Ethics