Comments on: Human spirit and the scope of design http://www.changingthechange.org/blog/2008/06/23/human-spirit-and-the-scope-of-design/ Design Visions, Proposals and Tools. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:49:54 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mei-Hsin Chen http://www.changingthechange.org/blog/2008/06/23/human-spirit-and-the-scope-of-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Mei-Hsin Chen Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:51:59 +0000 http://www.changingthechange.org/blog/?p=44#comment-1621 This article is excellent. It goes to the essential point: changing, not-changing and changing the change, they all depend on how we, human beings, exercise our personal responsible freedom, which always possesses a social dimension and has consequences -positive ones or negative ones- in our society and environment. I think the same thing: the human spirit is intrinsically related to the design activity because the protagonist of DESIGN is human being composed by body and soul, by the material and inmmaterial. Therefore, I think, good (ethical) designers and design activities never overlook this reality, knowing at the same time that DESIGN is not the solution of everything. This article is excellent. It goes to the essential point: changing, not-changing and changing the change, they all depend on how we, human beings, exercise our personal responsible freedom, which always possesses a social dimension and has consequences -positive ones or negative ones- in our society and environment.

I think the same thing: the human spirit is intrinsically related to the design activity because the protagonist of DESIGN is human being composed by body and soul, by the material and inmmaterial. Therefore, I think, good (ethical) designers and design activities never overlook this reality, knowing at the same time that DESIGN is not the solution of everything.

]]> By: Kati Reijonen http://www.changingthechange.org/blog/2008/06/23/human-spirit-and-the-scope-of-design/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Kati Reijonen Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:38:24 +0000 http://www.changingthechange.org/blog/?p=44#comment-1570 hola, After working years in development business, I have come to conclusion that the spiritual wisdom of non Western cultures is an unexplored territory that could give us answers to the many problems we are struggling today, globally and locally. Too often us development workers (particularly designers, I think) look at the material culture for answers - when really we should keep all our senses open and study the immaterial forms, such as dance, music, religion, spiritual activities, indigenous healing practices, gastronomy, social systems etc. Material forms (such as craft products etc) can be corrupted by centuries of exploitation and external domination but even in the poorest countries, the spirituality can be powerful. Spiritual design is a term I have heard being used but dont really know if it means this or something else. Anyway, have a wonderful conference! -kati hola,

After working years in development business, I have come to conclusion that the spiritual wisdom of non Western cultures is an unexplored territory that could give us answers to the many problems we are struggling today, globally and locally. Too often us development workers (particularly designers, I think) look at the material culture for answers – when really we should keep all our senses open and study the immaterial forms, such as dance, music, religion, spiritual activities, indigenous healing practices, gastronomy, social systems etc. Material forms (such as craft products etc) can be corrupted by centuries of exploitation and external domination but even in the poorest countries, the spirituality can be powerful.

Spiritual design is a term I have heard being used but dont really know if it means this or something else.

Anyway, have a wonderful conference!

-kati

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