“While memorable experiences engage who you are, meaningful experiences connect with the whole you are, and transporting experiences move you beyond who you are, transformative experiences change who you are.”

 

— Joseph Pine, The Transformation Economy: Guiding Customers to Achieve Their Aspirations (2026)

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Overview

Local interventions can inspire broader systemic transformation. Designers and researchers explore how individual ideas can evolve into connected platforms that influence neighborhoods, organizations, cities, and beyond.

 

Reading Material

• Arefi and Tayyebi, 2024 | Abduction, inculturation, and urban design thinking

• Chiaradia et al., 2017 | Values in urban design 

• Crilly, 2026 | Critical thinking, creative thinking, systems thinking and many more

• Göhlich et al., 2018 | Design of urban electric bus systems 

• Liu, 2026 | Designing urban wayfinding systems with a dynamic perspective: A card-based approach