ABSTRACT
Dementia, climate change, and COVID-19; social issues are becoming increasingly acute. Topics that we all feel, but nobody really feels responsible for. It requires an individual and collective orientation to address these orphaned issues left in limbo, says Wina Smeenk. In “Societal Impact Design,” she shows that there is no quick fix for many major social problems; they require a holistic and empathetic look, considering the system as a whole. It takes a multi-stakeholder approach, where designers are increasingly looking at developing meaningful experiences and work processes, and making people aware of their influence on certain urgent situations through design (interventions).
