Year: 2026
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: While the more-than-human is often made visible on the individual, contextual level, it is nevertheless vital to shape sustainable practices at policy and industry level to create sustained change. If it was a necessity to include non-human stakeholders in the creation of new buildings, in the manufacturing of new products and more, what could the needed design tools look like? This paper envisions design practices shaping a world where the more-than-human is already accepted and anchored in law through narration. Subsequently, an attempt is made to create tools that find practical application in this speculative scenario, creating a more-than-human practice that is self-evident and applicable in a larger context. Those speculative design practices are drawn into the present, resulting in a framework for persona creation & stakeholder mapping based on a Capability Approach, taking inspiration from service design and technology transition policy.
Source: Proceedings of DRS
Author: Olga Lackner
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7163052324