Methodologies, News & Notes, R&D Projects
We asked ourselves, can we use AI for gigamapping? We conducted a series of experiments to find out if using AI in gigamapping makes any sense. Work done by Ruben Sevaldson (AI) and Birger Sevaldson (SOD) The purpose of systems Oriented Design has for... 
Executive Master's, Methodologies, News & Notes
Navigating Complexity through Boundary Objects A Conceptual Systemic Framework for Situated and Holistic Practice Executive Master i Systems Oriented DesignArkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo (AHO)January 2026Veronica RodeAdvisor: Mari Eveliina Suoheimo Thesis is in... 
Design for Health, Executive Master's, News & Notes
Complexity of implementation of welfare technology for children and youth with functional disabilities in Norwegian municipalities. Executive Master of Systems Oriented DesignThe Oslo School of Architecture and Design Student: Vitalii IkoevThesis advisor/supervisor:... 
Design for Industry, Design for Society, Executive Master's, News & Notes
This thesis is in Norwegian Kreativitet og innovasjon i store etablerte organisasjoner Erfaringsbasert master i Systemorientert Design Arkitektur og Designhøgskolen i Oslo (AHO) 23. desember 2025 Hanna Feng Diesen Veileder Adreas Wettre Sammendrag Denne... 
Executive Master's, News & Notes
Awareness of self as an embodied capacity for engaging with complexity Master Thesis 2026Victoria Batten Executive Master of Systems Oriented Design Supervisors: Mari Suoheimo and Svein Gunnar KjødeThe Oslo School of Architecture and Design Introduction There is a... 
Design for Society, Executive Master's, News & Notes
Reclaiming Experience Masters thesis Lene AareskjoldExecutive Master 2023-2025System Oriented Design Oslo School of Architecture and Design15.01.2026 Prologue This is a journey about moving with a systemic design practice. It is a journey of idealism, workouts,... 
Design for Health, Executive Master's, News & Notes
ALL HANDS ON DECK Systems oriented design as sextant for navigating and mitigating the storms ofNorway’s nursing recruitment crisis. A MASTER’S THESIS IN SYSTEMS ORIENTED DESIGNByBjarte Hammer AarlandSupervisor: Andreas WettreArkitektur- og designhøgskolen i... 
News & Notes, R&D Projects
MusEdu is a project that aims to promote inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care for an inclusive future.It seeks to strengthen collaboration between kindergartens and museums to foster creativity, sustainability, and active citizenship among preschoolers through... 
Executive Master's, News & Notes
Executive Master of Systems Oriented Design Our fourth Cohort will be starting in February 2027! This course has been exceeding our expectations, and our students are making strong impressions in the society and the SDA community. It is time to consider and prepare... 
Methodologies, News & Notes
Possibilities of Becoming: Designing for Hope in Uncertain Futures Here we present an article addressing how to design for uncertain futures. The article is written by an interdisciplinary team from Oslo School of Architecture and the Oslo University Hospital. It is... 
Executive Master's, Methodologies, News & Notes
Master’s Thesis SOD executive master’s Nina Merete Berg January 13, 2026 AbstractThis thesis explores facilitation as a central yet under-articulated phenomenon within Systems Oriented Design (SOD). While facilitation is widely practiced in SOD, it is... 
Methodologies, News & Notes
Design Bar: Systems and Service Design Systems-oriented design is gaining increased traction in the Nordics, and on November 11, Andreas Wettre (Senior LEcturer at AHO) and Jonathan Romm (Professor at AHO) were invited by Olle Lundin (Process Lead at ArkDes) to... 
Design for Society, News & Notes
Written by Hanne-Cecilie Bjørka <hb@doga.no> published on the D-Box website, autumn 2025. Translated to English by Birger Sevaldson. Read the original article at D-Box The article reports on an innovative course in systemic innovation where SOD played a central... 
Built environment / Architecture, Design for Industry, Executive Master's, Methodologies, News & Notes
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 forvaltningsbransjen Student: Britt Renèe MelhusVeiledere:... 
Design for Planet, Design for Regions, Design for Society, Methodologies, News & Notes, PhD Projects
Facilitating regeneration through methodological pluralism A systemic design journey across mountain communities Haley Fitzpatrick 2025Oslo School of Architecture and DesignInstitute of DesignSystems Oriented Design Research Group Abstract To address the root causes... 
News & Notes
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. Course description and registration on BI... 
Design for Health, Master's Projects, News & Notes
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 2024 This diploma project explores the future of mental healthcare through a Systems Oriented... 
Books & Other Publications, Methodologies, News & Notes
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... 
Design for Industry, Design for Planet, Design for Society, Executive Master's, News & Notes
Orchestrating for a sustainable logistics and transport system Torunn Degenes Master’s thesis, Executive Master’s in Systems Oriented Design Oslo School of Architecture and Design 2024 A fundamental transformation of systems requires changes across many... 
Books & Other Publications, Design for Industry, Methodologies, News & Notes, R&D Projects
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... 
About SOD, Methodologies, News & Notes
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... 
News & Notes
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. RSD13 Rivers of Conversations RSD14, October 2025 Designing to... 
Built environment / Architecture, Design for Society, Executive Master's, News & Notes
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 2019 Municipalities are... 
Design for Regions, Executive Master's, News & Notes
MOSS ROCK CITY STEPS TO A PLURIVERSAL ECOLOGY OF SYSTEMS ORIENTED URBAN DESIGN Master’s Thesis Philip Dixon Sandberg Executive Master’s Thesis in Systems Oriented DesignOslo School of Architecture and Design2024 ABSTRACT This master thesis delves into the... 
News & Notes
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.... 
Design for Health, Design for Society, Executive Master's, News & Notes
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... 
News & Notes
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 See former SOD... 
Design for Industry, Design for Planet, Design for Society, Executive Master's, News & Notes
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 Design2024 Participants during the train-the-trainer sessions,... 
Books & Other Publications, Design for Planet, Design for Society, Executive Master's, News & Notes
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... 
Books & Other Publications, Design for Industry, Design for Society, Executive Master's, Methodologies, News & Notes
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 2024 ... 