Sustaining sustainable design through systemic thinking

Abstract

We believe that in order to ensure a sustainable future, the design of our built environment should be based on systemic thinking. Aradical transformation is required in how we educate future designers. This paper proposes a systemic thinking framework that can beapplied to assess the impact of innovative educational interventions. Results are presented from a study aimed at understanding thetypes of attitudes and skills that are necessary to reformulate unsustainable design practices. The authors identify a set of insightsrelated to the evaluation of systemic thinking, its development, and its enactment in design practice.