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 20...
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...
Possibilities of Becoming: Designing for Hope in Uncertain FuturesHere 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...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Christopher Alexander and Systemic Design by Hans Kaspar Hugentobler Original text for Systemsorienteddesign.net 2nd March 2023.Featured image by Jonathan Player for The New York TimesChristopher Alexander was a prominent figure in the fields of architecture and...
By Tabea Glahs and Maria Nørregaard Tabea Glahs and Maria Nørregaard are students at the SOD executive master program while working with service design in Oslo Municipality. Here they report on experiments with a more playful approach to Real-World Labs.Playing with...
Fantastic lecture by ass. Professor Ted MAthews on rituals in life and in design. This resulted in a very interresting cross over between systemic design and rituals. How are rituals drivers in social systems? Ted finalised his PhD at the Oslo School of Architecture...
Book review by Svein Gunnar Kjode – When asked about the book by colleagues and fellow practitioners, I repeatedly find myself stating that “this is currently the state of the art for anyone seeking to expand their designerly approach to systemic practice.”
Two outstanding master's theses from the outer edges of SOD. They are diametrically different and excellent in each way. The first one, Lieke van Raan, is technical, diving into a large number of details needed to achieve what is the intention: Changing the denim...
The library of systemic relations focuses more of our attention on the relations in our work, suggesting ways of marking the relations between nodes in a system.
StimuLab was initiated by the Norwegian government in 2016 and is a collaboration between Design and Architecture Norway (DOGA) and the Norwegian Digitalization Agency. It has adopted an experimental approach in its development and has continuously evolved in line with needs and ongoing evaluations.
A communications framework is central to complex situations and design work. Yet it is in complex situations that we experience communication breakdowns resulting in ruptures and misunderstandings.
The main mission of SOD is to help designers to become better at dealing with very complex problems. Complex problems are described as problem fields, networks of problems, wicked problems and problematiques.
What demographic is currently underrepresented in Hemsedal, yet have high potential for stimulating change? Students! From bachelor to PhD to professional executive master levels, students can operate as regenerative weavers to connect cities and alpine communities....
Synthesis maps integrate evidence and expertise in a visual narrative forknowledge translation and communication. Peter Jones & Jeremy Bowes
Systemic design spans design practice and thinking to systems practice and thinking. SOD is a bit closer to design practice.
We need to make several small shifts in our understanding to truly grasp systems thinking in general and to start to become systemic designers.
The rich design research space is an inclusive methodological framework and scaffold for research by design. The rich design research space especially addresses the issue of richness in the design processes and design-led research.
This booklet talks about breaking silos in organisations and across disciplines.
The Service Design Network just published the long-awaited issue on systems thinking in service design
Each SOD creative process is unique and requires different models, methods, and approaches. Internal R&D project (2018-).
It is a good tactic to triangulate between multiple perspectives When trying to understand a system, it is a good tactic to triangulate between different perspectives.