“Design as a tool for improving daily life and the appreciation of human existence."

​

— Jasper Morrison, Utilism vs. Uselessnism (2002)

​​​

Overview

Every design journey begins with deep curiosity and thoughtful questions. Strategic design provides a lens for understanding and exploring complex urban challenges, revealing how products, services, cities, and systems shape everyday life.
 

Reading Material

• ​Boyer, 2020 | Helsinki Design Lab Ten Years Later

• Boyer et al., 2011 | In Studio: Recipes for Systemic change

• Papalambros et al., 2025 | Design Science

• Wizinsky and Boyer, 2026 | Design, Technology, and Cities: Integrating design education into an undergraduate degree in Urban Technology

• Yang, 2009 | Observations on concept generation and sketching in engineering design