.wir gestalten

workshop // wir gestalten – designing for the concept of “we” in times of the self // diploma university // germany // online // 2018

in these times the improvement of the self got to a new level of interest and possibilities, for example by optimizing one´s own status, knowledge, behaviour and body. however, by all this care and design of the self, the concepts and qualities of a “WE” seem to be slowly upstaging in our life and society. but how can we address and design for a “WE”?

in this workshop we want to explore, how to design a “WE”, for example by more inclusive ways of thinking. We challenge how our understanding of a “WE” is interpreted socially and discuss what this interpretation means for us as designers. further, we investigate which opportunities different forms of a “WE” have to offer. through the examination of four different “WE” scenarios, we examine if and how a “WE” can be designed, thus how these concepts can be implemented in our current product planning processes and projects.