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...
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Complexity of welfaretechnology
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:...
Creativity and innovation in large established organisations
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 WettreSammendrag Denne...
Awareness of Self
Awareness of self as an embodied capacity for engaging with complexityMaster Thesis 2026Victoria Batten Executive Master of Systems Oriented Design Supervisors: Mari Suoheimo and Svein Gunnar KjødeThe Oslo School of Architecture and DesignIntroduction There is a...
Reclaiming Experience
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,...
All hands on deck
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...
SOD Exec. Masters at AHO
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...
The Phenomenon of Facilitation
Master's Thesis SOD executive master's Nina Merete Berg January 13, 2026AbstractThis thesis explores facilitation as a central yet under-articulated phenomenon within Systems Oriented Design (SOD). While facilitation is widely practiced in SOD, it is rarely...
Modningsagenter (Agents of Ripening)
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:...
Sustainable Transportation system
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...
Silent Change
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 City
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,...
Social Systems Accelerated
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...
Continuous learning for Sustainable Change
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...
Mitigate Deforestation in the Amazon
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...
Phase Zero
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...
Improving the case handling of financial assitance
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 //...
ZIP Clustering
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...
















