Innovation, design, and social sustainability: New trends for local development in the contemporary world

• Published in: Revista de arquitectura (Bogotá, Colombia) Colombia), 2017-09, Vol.19 (2), p.68-77
• Main Authors: Pedro Arturo Martínez-Osorio, Marcia Barana, Rodrigo Rocha-Carneiro, Luis Carlos Paschoarelli
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: design; design participativo; innovación social; sostenibilidad
• ISSN: 1657-0308; 2357-626X
• DOI: 10.14718/RevArq.2017.19.2.1406

Resumen Se toman como punto de partida las “contracorrientes” que visionaba Gui Bonsiepe en 1978, sobre la práctica del design. Se revisa el perfeccionamiento de esas ideas a partir de la evolución del concepto de sostenibilidad, su enfoque social y su relación con la innovación y el design. En correspondencia con los planteamientos de Bonsiepe, se identifican cambios en el papel del design para atender nuevas necesidades sociales; como ejemplos se presentan intervenciones de design participativo e innovación social, que generan alternativas de desarrollo local en la ciudad contemporánea. Nuevas realidades hacen más importantes las capacidades de construcción de productos intangibles. La acción política del design es cada vez más urgente; los designers están llamados a cumplir un papel protagónico en la construcción crítica de la nueva ciudadanía. Un nuevo campo de acción, el design social. Palabras clave: design, design participativo, innovación social, sostenibilidad. Innovation, design, and social sustainability: New trends for local development in the contemporary world Abstract This paper takes as its point of departure the “counter-currents” envisioned by Gui Bonsiepe in 1978 regarding the practice of design. The development of these ideas is reviewed based on the evolution of the concept of sustainability, as well as its social approach and relationship with innovation and design. In line with Bonsiepe’s ideas, the paper identifies changes in the role of design in order to meet new social needs; as examples, it presents interventions based on participatory design and social innovation, which generate alternatives for local development in the contemporary city. Due to new realities, the ability to construct intangible products is ever more important. The political action of design is more and more urgent; designers are called to play a leading role in the critical construction of new citizenship identities. A new field of action: social design. Keywords: Design, participatory design, social innovation, sustainability. Inovação, design e sustentabilidade social: novas tendências para o desenvolvimento local na contemporaneidade Resumo Toma-se como ponto de partida as “contracorrentes” que Gui Bonsiepe visionava em 1978 sobre a prática do design. Revisa-se o aperfeiçoamento dessas ideias a partir da evolução do conceito de sustentabilidade, seu enfoque social e sua relação com a inovação e o design. Em correspondência com as proposições de Bonsiepe, id