Designing for Impact: Thinking in Systems with Scott Boylston
Season 4: Episode 13
In this episode of Cimiify, Eric welcomes Scott Boylston the graduate coordinator of the Design for Sustainability program at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Scott shares his expertise on systems thinking, the importance of community engagement in design, and highlights various impactful projects, including Repurpose Savannah. The discussion underscores the role of education in fostering environmental and social justice, providing a rich resource for designers aiming to effect long-term systemic change.
After the interview, design researcher Bhavna Bhavanishankar joins Eric to unpack the episode providing the most important calls to action from the discussion that you can implement today!
About our guest
Scott Boylston is co-author and graduate coordinator of the Design for Sustainability masters at SCAD, a ground breaking program that establishes systems thinking, design strategy, and behavior change as the foundation for design as a form of facilitation. He is founder of Re-Purpose Savannah, an award-winning non-profit organization, and author of 4 books including “Designing with Society.” He speaks widely on design and sustainability, and serves on the Board of Directors of Catapult Design, a National Design Award winner.
Links mentioned in this episode
Scott Boylston at Catapult Design
Design for Sustainability at SCAD
Designing Sustainable Packaging (book)
*Designing with Society: A Capabilities Approach to Design, Systems Thinking and Social Innovation (book)*
Social Media
Music in this episode
Nature sound effect by bbc.co.uk – ©2023 BBC
Climify Theme Song by Casual Motive
The Season 4 Climify Team
Eric Benson (Host)
Cam Burkins (Producer)
Bhavna Bhavanishankar (Experience Researcher and Multisensory Educator)
Adam Dziaba (Designer)
Jacqui Himmel (Multimedia Journalist and Scriptwriter)
Abigail Zhuk (Design Researcher)
Climate Design Assignments
At the end of each episode, we ask our guests what their ideal climate design project would be. They have four weeks with a class full of design students. We translated their response into a project brief that you can use for your class.
