Practice Oriented Systemic
Design 2025 in Berlin
Whether new to the field or already experienced, this continuous education course provided participants with the necessary tools and mindset to create sustainable change within their organisation.
The course began with a digital Kick-Off, where participants met inside our newly developed digital space to get to know each other, their groups and select their topics for the course. The digital introduction was followed by in-person sessions at the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin, were participants were introduced to core Systems Thinking and Systemic Design methods.
Throughout the course, participants explored different ways of understanding complex systems while gradually developing their own group projects. The digital sessions that followed were led by international project partners and guest speakers. These short input sessions built on the foundations of the first meeting through case studies, guided reflections and applied Systemic Design perspectives from different professional contexts.
The course concluded with group presentations and dialogues, where participants presented their final maps and reflected on their learning journey.
ESDL Virtual Campus on Hyhyve
For the POSD continuous education course 2025 and beyond, we created a personalised digital interaction map, using the real-life architecture of the three cooperating universities as an inspiration for our digital campus.
Our ESDL Virtual Campus was hosted at Hyhyve, an interactive meeting platform.
The use of this digital platform enabled the team to create more dynamic teaching formats across their three different countries.
Anonymous Participant Reflections
I no longer approach design as a linear path towards a single solution, but rather as a way of engaging with living systems that are dynamic, interconnected and often ambiguous.
It was also encouraging to work with people from different countries and design disciplines (…). This constant shift in viewpoint helped me stay open and receptive.
It also made me more aware of the unintended consequences of design. (…) This awareness alone has made me a more responsible and thoughtful designer.
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