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...
This project explores how frequent volunteers at Losæter can become core members who help keep the community garden running. Through two gigamaps, it maps the past and present experience and explores future ideas for sharing knowledge and responsibility while keeping...
Root Losæter identifies gaps in multi-scalar systems and links external circulations with internal processes. These new connections create synergies that firmly anchor the space with its users and its surroundings, both today and in the future. Written by Merlin Pott,...
The project proposes to improve the learning environment through tools and frameworks. It takes in consideration the perception we had during a few weeks mainly to the community diners and also a full moon event. These gatherings were rich to discover and capture...
Losæter is more than an urban farm, it is a living community where knowledge, relationships, cultural practices and ecological experiences are continuously created. This project explores how these often invisible values can become more visible, recognized and valued....
My project is about creating more opportunities to share at Losaeter, through a collaborative recipes book. Recipes books can be transmitted during generations and have good purposes: learning how to cook, getting to know more about people that wrote in it but also...
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...
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:...
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 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 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 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...
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 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...
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...
The SOD unit as part of a consortium led by NORCE, has successfully secured NFR funding for a four year project called Culture Based Solutions (CbS), running from 2025-2028. The project process is detailed here. CbS grew from questions that emerged during the NATURACT...
When: Thursday 26 February 2026, 16:00–19:00 (CET)Where: A1 Room, AHO, Maridalsveien 29, OsloHosts: SDA Norway, Rethinking Economics Norge, Attac NorgeRefreshments: Light snacks and drinks provided Systemic designers and alternative economics people care about many of...
We have just published a new animation that explains Systems Oriented Design (SOD) to a broad audience. Patr (Bing) Leelarasamee created the video during the 2025 studio course Systems Oriented Design – Design for Very Complex Systems at the Oslo School of...
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...
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...