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Call for Contributions | RSD15
The 2026 Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium (RSD15: Shades of Systemic Design) aims to explore the recognition and cultivation of multiple, coexisting ways of knowing and acting within systemic design.
Systemic design combines systems thinking with design practice to address complex social and ecological challenges, drawing on diverse methodological traditions. As the field expands globally, different approaches and languages are emerging that, while enriching the field, also raise questions of coherence, legitimacy, and inclusivity, especially in critical areas such as sustainability. In this context, pluralism in systemic design is emerging as a central theme and recognizing and valuing methodological diversity becomes essential to foster collective learning, intercultural dialogue, and ethical collaboration across disciplines and contexts.
Building on these conversations, RSD15 brings together systemic designers to expand the dialogue globally, engaging diverse voices and perspectives to deepen the understanding of pluralism in systemic design.
We invite submissions of academic papers that explore how systemic design is practiced, named, and made meaningful across different regions, cultures, and disciplines, and how pluralistic perspectives can strengthen its theoretical foundations and practical relevance.
No abstract is required at this stage.
For more information, please visit the initiative website.
Application deadline: 24 April 2026.
Systemic design combines systems thinking with design practice to address complex social and ecological challenges, drawing on diverse methodological traditions. As the field expands globally, different approaches and languages are emerging that, while enriching the field, also raise questions of coherence, legitimacy, and inclusivity, especially in critical areas such as sustainability. In this context, pluralism in systemic design is emerging as a central theme and recognizing and valuing methodological diversity becomes essential to foster collective learning, intercultural dialogue, and ethical collaboration across disciplines and contexts.
Building on these conversations, RSD15 brings together systemic designers to expand the dialogue globally, engaging diverse voices and perspectives to deepen the understanding of pluralism in systemic design.
We invite submissions of academic papers that explore how systemic design is practiced, named, and made meaningful across different regions, cultures, and disciplines, and how pluralistic perspectives can strengthen its theoretical foundations and practical relevance.
No abstract is required at this stage.
For more information, please visit the initiative website.
Application deadline: 24 April 2026.