DesignXCommons is an itinerant podcast on design, sponsored by IED, that talks about intuition and virtuous ideas that can make things better. Matilde Losi hosts designers and extraordinary minds in a camper van to talk about fairer ways and worlds, to learn to navigate the complexity of our time in simple terms. 

DesignXCommons sees design as a transformative platform capable of driving regenerative change for the betterment of society and the environment. It starts with something that belongs to all of us: education and shared assets. 

DesignXCommons is an extension of the design thinking at the heart of the new Master of Arts courses.

 

Episodes

What is school if we accept knowledge as a planetary set of natural, human and technological elements beyond the boundaries of disciplines and the traditional classroom environment? Emanuele Coccia and Beatrice Leanza discuss how to rethink schools and institutional practices today, when the reference models of the past no longer seem valid.

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How do you turn intuition into a project that captures desires and enriches the quality of your community’s interaction, be it outdoor or foodies? Designers and entrepreneurs Simon Beckerman and Yuri Kaban start with common sense, that instinctive perception that comes from carefully reading reality and suggesting alternative directions and design methods.

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Is it possible to see the world in a different way? According to Sister Giuliana Galli and sociologist Michael Kaethler, it is possible to experiment with methods to test the thresholds of what we consider normal. In all of this, care is a fundamental tool that we need to acquire in order to help us deal with extremely awkward situations. Like love: we are obsessed with it, we consume it, and yet no one has ever studied it at school.

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Credits

A concept by: Alessandro D’Annibale, Matilde Losi, Angela Rui, Laura Tabladini

Producer: IED - Istituto Europeo di Design in collaboration with Mambo Production
Project Manager: Laura Tabladini
Host: Matilde Losi

Editors: Matilde Losi, Angela Rui
Supervisor: Altea Leoni
Video maker: Matteo Bottoni, Francesca Teresa Quaranta
Producer: Emilia Apperti
Sound technician: Davide Del Monte
Video editor: Mattia Barbanti, Arnau González, Elisabetta Silva
Account: Francesca Maria Caroni
Music Composer: Stra - Michele Marchetti
Production Credits:  Camillo Albanese, Sharon Malatesta, Jacopo Manganiello, Sabrina Radice

Special Thanks:  ASD Agrisport Milano, Elisa Barberis,  Francesca Castenetto, Città dell’altra Economia, Gianluca Danti, Vanessa Esteve, Fondazione Mamre Onlus, Alberto Iacovoni, Pino Maccaroni,  Laura Negrini, Cascina Nosedo, Sara Rosati, Sowdenlight, Tommaso Rovario, Giacomo Soddu, Danilo Venturi, Paola Zini