In Conversation with Ezio Manzini: Design for Social Innovation—What We’ve Learned So Far

Abstract

Gjoko Muratovski and Ezio Manzini discuss and reflect on the impact of the idea of design for social innovation towards sustainability. In this wide-reaching conversation they cover topics that range from defining the field, to the challenges of working in this area, reflections on successful and less successful examples of social innovation, the history of the DESIS Network and its legacy, and advice to emerging designers interested in working in this field.

Keywords

• design
• social innovation
• sustainability
• DESIS