The IED Master's program in Social Ecological Design seeks to transform education in design by addressing urgent global crises like climate change and social inequalities. Coordinator Michael Kaethler argues that traditional design curricula are insufficient for today’s interconnected problems. Instead of merely enhancing existing educational frameworks, the program advocates for a fundamental transformation, prioritizing emancipation and experimentation to foster new knowledge sharing. This initiative reflects a critical need for innovative education models that can lead design into a more socially and ecologically engaged future.
We don't need more education but rather, we need different education. We need alternative modes of building and sharing knowledge in order to produce the forms of meaningful knowledge that can engage with these crises.
Education itself should assist in unlearning the status quo, pushing for new forms of knowledge through emancipation, experimentation, and breaking down old structures.
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