Systemic Design Framework
The Design Council's evolution of the Double Diamond for problems that span organisations and systems, with a set of design principles and roles.
You can find here
- the framework
- design principles for systemic work
- a short guide
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The UK's national strategic body for design, home of the Double Diamond and the Systemic Design Framework.
International association for people working at the meeting point of systems thinking and design. Runs the annual Relating Systems Thinking and Design symposium.
A ServDes 2025 paper introducing a project-centred template for examining how social, political and ecological forces enable or constrain design work. A proposed tool whose evaluation is ongoing.
The Government Office for Science's introduction to systems thinking for complex public sector problems, bringing together guidance, tools and case studies.
An applied guide connecting systems thinking principles to defining goals, understanding a system, designing collaboratively and evaluating change.
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