COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
Transcending Roots: A Research Journey to Implement Systems Complexity for Social Change
Creator:
Chamorro Gualteros, Paula A.
Subject:
Thesis (M.F.A.) -- Design Management
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Design Management
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
"This thesis aims to analyze social interventions by understanding systems’ disruptions. This
research targets non-profit social innovation organizations and their current challenges. For
example, achieving short-term gains by implementing quick fixes in a system are many times seen
as unsuccessful in the long-term. Organizations usually succeed in the short-run— and expect the
desired outcome to happen quickly—but change requires time to be manifested. Transcending
Roots proposes a way to monitor growth over time while addressing complications rapidly. The
goal is to track success factors using reinforcement and feedback loops. The developed design
solution was inspired by indigenous cultures and their perception of time where the past is key to
developing successful solutions for the future. Another concept used in solution development was
el Buen Vivir (The Good Living), a social philosophy that focuses on community, ecology, and
culture that measures community wellbeing through a holistic understanding."
research targets non-profit social innovation organizations and their current challenges. For
example, achieving short-term gains by implementing quick fixes in a system are many times seen
as unsuccessful in the long-term. Organizations usually succeed in the short-run— and expect the
desired outcome to happen quickly—but change requires time to be manifested. Transcending
Roots proposes a way to monitor growth over time while addressing complications rapidly. The
goal is to track success factors using reinforcement and feedback loops. The developed design
solution was inspired by indigenous cultures and their perception of time where the past is key to
developing successful solutions for the future. Another concept used in solution development was
el Buen Vivir (The Good Living), a social philosophy that focuses on community, ecology, and
culture that measures community wellbeing through a holistic understanding."
Abstract:
Keywords: systems disruptions, non-profit social innovation organizations, long-term impact projection, indigenous cultures, design management, el Buen Vivir, impact
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2018-05
Format:
PDF : 128 pages, color illustrations