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The discourse of design for social innovation. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
BUGALI, H. and FAIRBURN, S. 2016. The discourse of design for social innovation. Presented at the 8th International social innovation research conference: social innovation in the 21st century; beyond welfare capitalism, 5-7 September 2016, Glasgow, UK.

Social innovation is an interdisciplinary area, where many professionals work collaboratively towards public good. In the last decade, design practitioners in the UK have shown increasing interest in social innovation projects and much of the existin... Read More about The discourse of design for social innovation..

City as a spaceship. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
FAIRBURN, S., MOHANTY, S. and IMHOF, A.B. 2014. City as a spaceship. Presented at the 65th International astronautical congress (IAC), 29 September - 3 October 2014, Toronto, Canada [online]. Available from: https://iafastro.directory/iac/archive/browse/IAC-14/D4/2/20927/

While past visions of future cities were often inspired by space and exploration of the unknown, and thus based in science fiction, we propose future visions of the city based in science fact; that which is known and learned from our accumulated spac... Read More about City as a spaceship..

Design for social innovation and inclusion. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
CRADDOCK, C.T. and FAIRBURN, S.M. 2013. Design for social innovation and inclusion. Presented at the 10th European Academy of Design conference (EAD 10): crafting the future, 17-19 April 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Designing out crime is a strategy that the UK Design Council continues to profile and support, promoting the use of design as an approach for addressing social challenges and combating crime (UK Design Council 2011). This paper considers the strategy... Read More about Design for social innovation and inclusion..

Trust me, I am a designer: why is there a lack of trust in design expertise? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
GULARI, M.N., FAIRBURN, S. and MALINS, J. 2013. Trust me, I am a designer: why is there a lack of trust in design expertise? Presented at the 10th European Academy of Design conference (EAD 10): crafting the future, 17-19 April 2013, Gothenburg, Sweden.

The design field has broadened to include a wide range of design interventions following the promotion of concepts such as design thinking that are based on a generalist mind-set. Yet, some designers as specialist-generalists find it difficult to com... Read More about Trust me, I am a designer: why is there a lack of trust in design expertise?.