Designing for Meaningful Interventions: Fostering social innovation for international homeless in Copenhagen
Translated title
Designing for Meaningful Interventions
Authors
Daverio, Tommaso ; Dzierzak, Kamila Anna
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-05-28
Pages
153
Abstract
This thesis explores how to design meaningful interventions for international homeless people—individuals with an international background who are experiencing homelessness—in Copenhagen, where complex system barriers shape practice. The case was developed with several organizations through a co-creative process. Because homelessness and vulnerability are complex, designers need to take on multiple, layered roles: building trust, actively involving local actors such as field organizations and social workers, and keeping reflexivity—ongoing critical reflection—present at every stage. The thesis also highlights the designer as activist: influencing the system requires taking a stand and contributing to change. Together with system actors, the project co-designed guidelines for designing meaningful interventions aimed at improving social inclusion by strengthening relationships between international homeless people and the wider society. These guidelines are a starting point for further development and are intended to support organizations, designers, and activists working in the system.
Dette speciale undersøger, hvordan man kan designe meningsfulde indsatser for internationale hjemløse (personer med international baggrund, der oplever hjemløshed) i København, hvor komplekse systembarrierer præger praksis. Casen er udviklet sammen med flere organisationer gennem en samskabende proces. Fordi hjemløshed og sårbarhed er komplekse, må designere påtage sig flere, lagdelte roller: opbygge tillid, aktivt inddrage lokale aktører som organisationer og socialarbejdere og sikre refleksivitet—løbende kritisk eftertanke—i alle faser. Specialet peger også på designeren som aktivist: at påvirke systemet kræver at tage stilling og bidrage til forandring. Sammen med systemets aktører er der i fællesskab udarbejdet retningslinjer for at designe meningsfulde indsatser, der skal styrke social inklusion ved at forbedre relationen mellem internationale hjemløse og det øvrige samfund. Retningslinjerne er et afsæt for videre udvikling og skal støtte organisationer, designere og aktivister, der arbejder med området.
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