MDDI and the New Role of Design in the Planetary Crisis
A new MDDI article is out!
Want to learn more about the approach our Master’s program applies to prepare its students to cope with a world in crisis?
The Master in Design for Distributed Innovation (MDDI) enables a global network to pursue the purpose of the Fab City global initiative to change the global production and design system through the professional formation. The design takes on a new role in the constellation of planetary crises that have been caused by our current industrial model, through which design originally became a revered discipline.
What is the role of design in all of this?
Read the full article to find out!
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