Service Design Masterclasses are a special format of lectures dedicated to a wide community of students and practitioners. Offered by the Specializing Master in Service Design of POLI.design – Politecnico di Milano, Masterclasses are online open events provided by renowned experts on cutting-edge topics debated in the service design community and other extra-disciplinary fields.

These are paid classes that you need to register for. It is a series of workshops- and the rest are also related to Design Justice. There is no discount for DJN members- but is a way to highlight the various work that DJN does and is involved in, and highlights DJN Steering Committee members.

Masterclass: Design Justice for more Just and Liberating Futures

Session to be facilitated by Elena Silvestrini, DJN Steering Committee Member
Thursday, March 2, 2023
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CET (10am ET)

Abstract: As designers and researchers, how can we challenge, rather than reproduce, structural inequalities when “the communities” we serve are distant or absent in our day-to-day work? How can design be a tool for dreaming and building more just, liberating futures? How can we both practice and embody the justice we want to see? The Design Justice Network challenges the ways that design and designers can harm those who are marginalized by systems of power. It uses design to imagine and build the worlds we need to live in — worlds that are safer, more just, and more sustainable. The Design Justice community advances practices that center those who are normally excluded from and adversely impacted by design decisions in design processes. During this interactive session, we will explore the theory, the history, and the practice of Design Justice; we will unpack and interact with its 10 principles and will propose elements of reflection relevant to all design-oriented processes.

For more information or to register, or read about registration at this link: https://www.polidesign.net/en/service-design-masterclasses/#tab_DESIGNJUSTICEWithELENASILVESTRINI