Is Co-Design Corrupt?
An answer by Otto von Busch
A Commentary by Sloan Leo
Join us for an event to discuss Otto von Busch’s new book with Karl Palmås “The Corruption of Co-Design. Political and Social Conflicts in Participatory Design Thinking”. New York: Routledge, 2023.
This event is part of the MS SDM 10 Year Anniversary Seminar Series.
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Otto von Busch is Professor of Integrated Design at Parsons School of Design and holds a Ph.D. in design from the School of Design and Craft at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a background in arts, craft, design, and theory and many of his projects and publications explore how making practices, and especially fashion, can mobilize community capabilities through collaborative craft and social activism.
Sloan Leo is a design theorist, facilitator, and practitioner. They are the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FLOX Studio. FLOX is a community design and strategy studio that supports mission-driven organizations to animate the practice of their values. Using facilitation FLOX Studio engages innovative social impact leaders to collaboratively design their culture, strategy, and organizational development efforts. Rooted in black feminist theory, Afrofuturism, and social justice, FLOX is on a mission to improve the embodied experience of social impact workers and the institutional communities they comprise. Appointed the inaugural Designer-in-Residence at the School of Visual Arts Design for Social Innovation Master’s program, Leo has over 15 years of experience in social impact management and community design.
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Otto von Busch is Professor of Integrated Design at Parsons School of Design and holds a Ph.D. in design from the School of Design and Craft at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He has a background in arts, craft, design, and theory and many of his projects and publications explore how making practices, and especially fashion, can mobilize community capabilities through collaborative craft and social activism.
