Reframing the Social Impact of Design (ReSIDe)

The Action brings together a pan-European, interdisciplinary network for reconsidering and reframing the definition and scope of design impact. It consolidates currently fragmented research into the social and cultural roles and impacts of diverse design professions. The Action’s activities and outcomes will (i) build on critical analyses of the political, economic, professional, and institutional norms, discourses and practices underpinning contemporary understandings and practices of design impact; and (ii) account for the diversity of social groups and values affected by design policies, projects and outcomes, extending beyond project goals and timescales, including possible negative and spillover effects.