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PAPERS: Who Gets to Name the System: Pluralism of Systemic Design Knowledge Location: Appleton Tower, LT5 Zoom Link Accessibility: https://www.accessable.co.uk/the-university-of-edinburgh/central-area/access-guides/appleton-lecture-theatre-5-edinburgh Session Chair: Jotte De Koning, TUDELFT Session Chair: Mari Suoheimo, The Oslo School of Architecture and Design | |
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Made to misfit: Critical design as a tool for pluriversal thinking in design education 1: University of Antwerp, Faculty of Design Science, Department of Product Development; 2: University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Humanities, Department of Literary and Cultural Analysis (ASCA) This paper investigates how critical design can challenge universalist frameworks in design education and open up space for pluriversal perspectives. We explore the use of provocative probes as a concrete pedagogical method for cultivating pluriversal thinking and critical reflection. Our theoretical reflections are empirically grounded in a one-week workshop in which design students created and deployed provocative probes to surface experiences of those who ‘misfit’ and to initiate public interactions around these lived experiences. The notion of misfitting was used to introduce complexity and reflexivity. Findings show that while students began to delink from solutionist thinking and engage with plural perspectives, the practical constraints of the workshop limited opportunities for deeper systemic understanding. The paper concludes by discussing the epistemic and pedagogical implications of fostering pluriversal and critical design education within universalist institutional structures. View Paper: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2026.797
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