Written by Hanne-Cecilie Bjørka <hb@doga.no> published on the D-Box website, autumn 2025. Translated to English by Birger Sevaldson.The article reports on an innovative course in systemic innovation where SOD played a central role. The course was held at the...
En executive masteroppgave i Systemorientert Designved Arkitektur- og Designhøyskolen i Oslo, Januar 2026Utvikling av lokal dømmekraft som førende i modningsfaser- førfasen av prosjekter i bygg/anlegg- og forvaltningsbransjenStudent: Britt Renèe MelhusVeiledere:...
After seven weeks of immersive work, three international teams from AHO’s Master course in Systems Oriented Design invite you to their final exhibition.At Gressholmen Island (Sep 3rd) after the 4 initial field excursions, where students had to begin visualising all...
Facilitating regeneration through methodological pluralism A systemic design journey across mountain communitiesHaley Fitzpatrick 2025Oslo School of Architecture and DesignInstitute of DesignSystems Oriented Design Research GroupAbstractTo address the root causes of...
As part of the Introduction to SOD course at AHO in 2025, one team team zoomed in on the curly topic of information integrity in Armenia, where geopolitics, media ownership and digital echo-chambers collide. Here is the overview of their project in their own words:How...
As part of the Introduction to SOD course at AHO in 2025, one team team zoomed in on critical minerals mining in Chile, where geopolitics, media ownership and digital echo-chambers collide. Here is the overview of their project in their own words: Critical minerals...
For the 2025 rendition of the seven week compulsory Introduction to Systems Oriented Design (ISOD), 60 third year design students tackled two pressing global challenges: ensuring fairness in critical minerals mining, and nurturing information integrity in the digital...
How can complex challenges and entanglements in the public sector be solved? The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) and BI Norwegian Business School are launching a tailor-made course in systems-oriented innovation.
Beyond Labels: Towards a New Paradigm of Mental Healthcare Systems Master's Thesis, diploma with honours. Eric Michael Molumby Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2024This diploma project explores the future of mental healthcare through a Systems Oriented Design...
The new book, "Systemic Service Design", edited by Mari Suoheimo, Peter Jones, Sheng-Hung Lee and Birger Sevaldson, is out. Systemic Service Design provides a comprehensive overview of how systems theories can be integrated into service design to address...
Orchestrating for a sustainable logistics and transport systemTorunn Degenes Master's thesis, Executive Master's in Systems Oriented Design Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2024A fundamental transformation of systems requires changes across many layers, sectors...
H-SEIF: Human Systems Engineering Innovation Framework Research mediation and popularisation are highly wanted and supported by the Norwegian Research Council and other funding bodies. The research popularised and presented here is a summary of two sequential research...
In this video, Dr Rachel Lilley is interviewing Professor Jonathan Romm and Executive Masters Chair Andreas Wettre. They are talking about the experiences of practising Systems Oriented Design in Teaching and education. The conversation is from November 2024. (Video...
The RSD13 symposium had both an online part and an onsite part at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design. We had some great keynotes spurring the discussion on the main theme: Rivers of conversations.Designing to Connect—A social systemic perspective Keynote,...
Silent Change: Regenerative urbanism at the neighbourhood scale - a living lab approach Franziska GläserExecutive Master of Systems Oriented DesignOslo School of Architecture and Design <fglaeser22@gmail.com>Photo: Tilo Pomsok 2019Municipalities are confronted...
MOSS ROCK CITYSTEPS TO A PLURIVERSAL ECOLOGY OF SYSTEMS ORIENTED URBAN DESIGNMaster's Thesis Philip Dixon Sandberg Executive Master's Thesis in Systems Oriented DesignOslo School of Architecture and Design2024ABSTRACT This master thesis delves into the multi-layered,...
RSD13 in Oslo, online, and RSDX was a unique experience lasting over two weeks and presenting hundreds of presentations and over 1000 joining. The onsite event at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design was a unique one-track event with no recording or streaming....
Can the evolution of societal systems be accelerated? A concept for a networked place-based facility for collaborative sense-making Francis D’Silva Executive Master's thesis in Systems Oriented Design Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2024 Abstract The term...
We have over 40 applicants for 20 seats in the SOD Executive Masters. The deadline has passed. However, if you have a special interest or if you would like to join one or two of the modules only please contact Andreas Wettre: andreas.wettre@aho.no
Continuous Learning for Sustainable Change. DOGA’s Approach to Systemic Designfor Business Innovation Marianne Lind Master's ThesisExecutive Master's in SODOslo School of Architecture and Design2024Participants during the train-the-trainer sessions, conducting...
The world is rapidly changing, and the need to stay ahead of changes increases the complexity of the design process. Systems oriented design addresses these problems by developing systems thinking in design practice with concepts, techniques and methods developed by and for designers.
Navigating Societal Complexity to Effectively Mitigate Deforestation in the Amazon Relating Systems Oriented Design to the Practice of Earth Innovation Institute Executive Master's Thesis | Systems Oriented Design Author: Bjørn Rask Thomsen The Oslo School of...
The Oslo School of Architecture and Design is running an executive master's in Systems Oriented Design. Here, you can find the finished theses.
Phase ZeroA practical exploration of the production of architecture from a systemic design perspectiveSystems Oriented Design Master’s thesisIngerid Helsing AlmaasExecutive Master’s Course in Systems Oriented Design Oslo School of Architecture and Design Spring...
RSD13 has ended. It was a 14 days long series of events one following and interweaving with the other, and each very pleasant and successful. All the participants I talked to were very happy. There was only one comment from one of my colleagues that there were a...
Master Thesis: Designing in Complexity: A Systems Oriented Design Approach to Improving the Case Handling of Financial Assistance in Oslo Marcela Urbano, Maria Haukali Nørregaard, Tabea Glahs Executive Master Thesis, 2024The Oslo School of Architecture and Design //...
Espen Strange Master Thesis SOD executive Master Oslo School of Architecture and Design, 2024 Scroll down to read the whole thesis.Partial Abstract Waves of change are transforming the future of the Ocean Industries through digitalisation and decarbonisation and...
Eleven years ago the first Relating Systems Thinking and Design symposium was held at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO). This year it is back at AHO. Since its start, it has grown and developed a lot and is now a series of events, both online and...
Photo: Kristiania/Jonatan QuinteroEmma (5) is found under a table at a Christmas party that has gone out of control. “Child Conventions - A Christmas Story” is a story about child welfare, about Emma, about everyone who loves her, who tries to help her, help each...
PhD ThesisUniversity of Oslo (uio.no)Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesInstitute of Informatics, Sustainability Lab, 2024 The grand challenges of our time, such as Sustainability Transitions (ST) are non-linear, interdisciplinary and systemic. In such...