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This paper has been presented at
Information Visualisation (IV), 2010 14th International Conference. 445 – 449. 26-29 July 2010, London, United Kingdom
From Data to Knowledge. Visualizations as transformation processes within the Data-Information-Knowledge continuum
get the full text proceeding | by Luca Masud, Francesca Valsecchi, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Donato Ricci, Giorgio Caviglia
Abstract
In this paper we suggest a different approach that considers visualizations in the wider domain of communication and
defines a model capable of taking into account the context in
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· Filed under densitydesign, publications, research
This paper has been presented at
DRS2010 – Design & Complexity, Montreal: 7 – 9 July 2010
proceedings, eds.David Durling, Rabah Bousbaci, Lin-Lin Chen, Philippe Gauthier, Tiiu Poldma, Seymour Rowoth-Stokes and Erik Stolterman conference website
A Didactical Framework to Experiment the Potential of Visual Languages in Engaging Social Complexity
get the full text proceeding | by Francesca Valsecchi, Paolo Ciuccarelli, Donato Ricci, Giorgio Caviglia
Abstract
Development models often relate expert knowledge to social needs with a top-down approach, thus being not able to cope
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This paper has been presented Cumulus Conference 2010 “Young Creators for Better City and Better Life”, Shanghai, Tongji University, China, September 2010 conference website
The DensityDesign lab: communication design experiments among complexity and sustainability
get the full text proceeding | by Francesca Valsecchi, Donato Ricci, Giorgio Caviglia, Paolo Ciuccarelli
Abstract
Social complexity requires new processes fundamentally attuned to the social and conversational nature of decision making and design work; they should tend to enable a more
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This paper has been presented Cumulus Conference 2010 “Young Creators for Better City and Better Life”, Shanghai, Tongji University, China, September 2010 conference website
Designing local cultures evolution and
socialization within the global knowledge
get the full text proceeding | by Francesca Valsecchi, Eleonora Lupo
Abstract
The search for “locality” tends to be an obsession in contemporary design: “being local” is considered a synonymous of high identity, authenticity, sustainability and quality, and therefore, deliberately pursued through a design process
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· Filed under china, publications, research
This paper has been presented at IASDR Conference 2011
Diversity and Unity Oct. 31, nov. 4 2011, Delft, the Netherlands conference website
Design Harvests: a network of social collaborative innovation hubs
get the full text proceeding | by Francesca Valsecchi, Serena Pollastri, Lou Yongqi
Keyword: rural development, social innovation,
local heritages
Abstract
The paper introduces an innovative social collaborative design project:“Design Harvests”— Design for Xian Qiao sustainable rural community in Chongming. The goal of this project is to create prototypes of sustainable rural-urban interaction and development based on the usage of local
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This paper has been presented at Cumulus Conference
2008, Jinan China, July 2008
Extreme and Opposite
Direction: An observation of grassroots social innovation towards sustainable and harmonious society in China
get the full text proceeding | by Francesca Valsecchi, Gong Miaosen
Keyword: Creative community, social innovation, service design, collaborative network, sustainability
Abstract
This paper reports a phenomenological research of Chinese grassroots social innovations and a pilot investigation on the nature of them and how to promote them in the context of China. Based on results from the research project Creative
Communities for Sustainable Lifestyle（CCSL）, three cases are analyzed as emerging sustainable lifestyle. Furthermore, paper offers several discussions in services ideas and contents, rebound of industrialization and design role in promotion.
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This paper has been presented at Connexity Conference, 8th European Academy of Design Internationl Conference, April 2009, Aberdeen, Scotland conference website
Creative Community, collaborative Network and digital Service,
An experience of design for social innovation towards
sustainability
get the full text proceeding | by Francesca Valsecchi, Gong Miaosen
Keyword: Creative community, social innovation, service design, collaborative network, sustainability
Abstract
Social innovation is being considered as an important driver to sustainable society. And grassroots social innovations (creative communities) have been observed and studied as the promising cases of sustainable everyday life. The aim of this ongoing research is to focus the design role in enhancing
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· Filed under densitydesign, publications, research
This paper has been presented at IASDR conference 2009
Rigor and Relevance in Design Research, 18-22 October 2009, Seoul, South Korea conference website
Ethnographic approach to design knowledge.
Dialogue and participation as discovery tools within complex knowledge contexts
get the full text proceeding | by Francesca Valsecchi, Paolo Ciuccarelli
Keyword: design methodology, ethnography, dialogue, knowledge tools, knowledge sharing
Abstract
The following paper explores two main concepts: a) the ethnography as a thick and qualitative observation method, which refers to an active interpretation of the traditional ethnography by the communication design research mindset; b)
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This paper has been co-written with Donato Ricci and Paolo Ciuccarelli, as members of the Densitydesign team.
It has been presented at Changing the Change conference, Turin, July 2008
Handling changes trough diagrams:
Scale and grain in the visual representation of Complex Systems
get the full text proceeding | by Ciuccarelli Paolo, Donato Ricci, Francesca Valsecchi
Abstract
To change towards a more sustainable development could means to make decisions not only with a systemic approach, but also to be able to decide in the right time: the density. It seems that, when the discipline of Design integrate a systemic approach with the competences of designers in visualization,
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This paper is the final outcome of PhD course in Scientific and Technical Research Ephisthemology “Guido Nardi”, helded in 2006 by the PhD school at Politecnico di Milano and professor Marisa Bertoldini.
Some excerpt from this essay has been published in the volume:
La cultura politecnica. Vol. 2, by Marisa Bertoldini, 2007, Bruno Mondadori, Milano
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Content of the essay:
1 – introduzione
2 – informazione ed epistemologia della complessità
3 – rete e spazio dei saperi
4 – il ruolo (e il problema) della conoscenza
5 – conoscenza e progetto
6 – bibliografia
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