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There are several reasons why going to NORDES conferences pays off. First: The cozy atmosphere (feels like a huge family meeting). Second: The preference in theories and role models (very high wicked-problem, reflection-in-action, actor-networks affinity). Third: The will of the participants to change perspective (due to some decades of practice in self-critique and reflection). [more...]

On its fifth edition, this years Design Research Conference at the Interdisciplinary Design Institute of Washington State University Spokane (WSU) was entitled “Design and Cultures”. Almost thirty international presenters (Australia, Germany, India, New Zealand, Portugal, UK, USA) came together in order to scope on the correlation of design and cultures, certainly under view from different perspectives and experiences. [more...]