Conclusion

Many of the grand challenges we face today are intertwined. Rather than having a controls theory vision on tackling these problems, we need more of a holistic approach. I think that’s why I resonate with Design as Participation. I think a huge motivating factor for this project really resonates with the fact that a lot of it is grounded in the environment being the complex adaptive system. Personally I’m interested in how climate change affects the planet, and the quote above makes it pretty obvious the direction in which we need to head into. It really made a connection with my other interest in Interface Design: “The modern meaning of the word “interface,” referring to “a means or place of interaction between two systems,”” (Hoxie).

To Be Continued…