With a look to the future, there are huge needs for this kind of design competence – to enable sustainable solutions for businesses, organizations and in policymaking.
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Analyses Maps
These maps are demonstrating how mapping can be useful in registering and analysing information. This map shows an analyses of an interview of eight users of electrical vehicles. (Raoul Koreman, Suzanne Ofte Solås, Tord Stenstadvold, Helene...
Axial-relationship Map
Fire Safety: Product service systemA clearly structured map that builds an ordered model of the information. The structure imposes a strongly guided interpretation that provides for some advantages but also comes at a cost. The structure gives the...
Comparative Map
This "comparative map" compares two different businesses along a timeline with major operations. One company is in the upper half of the map, and the other is in the lower half of the map. The interesting issue here is how the map is easily...
Composite Maps
Ship azimuth controlers for Kwant ControlsThis map consists of four different parts that are displayed together to help create a reading of the information from four different perspectives.– Cong Li, HIOA 2016
Evaluational Map
This map is made to evaluate the systemic impact of a long series of ideas in relation to a range of personas representing different customer types for a bank service. (Anna-Lisa Skoog and Beate Romslo, AHO 2014)Scroll over the image for details....
Future Scenario Map
Map showing a possible future scenario for robottic charching of electrical cars. (Raoul Koreman, Suzanne Ofte Solås, Tord Stenstadvold, Helene Falstad, SOD bachelor studio 2017)Scroll over the image for details. Click to view the full-size...
General Maps
These maps demonstrate a balanced use of information types with depicting relations.
Image Maps
Image maps for complex processesMarie Davidova suggest using images instead of abstract symbols. The intention is to add a greater level of detajl, emotions and associations. The use of images will also support sense sharing.From a workshop at the...
Implementational Maps
Ideally, implementation is an integrated part of a systemic process from the beginning. If the whole system is understood well enough, implementation should go by itself or at least very easily. In reality, this is rarely the case. There are always...
Layering
A map that is interesting in the way it creates sub fields of layered information sets. ( Linn-Hege Øverstad, Rebecca R. Larsen, Ulrikke Pedersen, AHO 2011)Scroll over the image for details. Click to view the full-size image.
Map based on systems dynamics modelling
This map sorts and relates information and problematiques according to a system dynamics approach.
Mixed Relational Maps
Policy support A mixed map of information fields that are related through drawing relational connections. The map is information oriented where "information containers" like lists, statistics, references and diagrams are interrelated within a...
Network Map
A map that shows the balance between the objects and the relations.
Organisational Map
This map was designed to give a total overview of a companies organisation and activities. (For MEDEMA, Julian Guribye and Christian von Hanno, AHO 2011)Scroll over the image for details. Click to view the full-size image.
Process Map, “Discussion Board”, and “Action Map”
This map systematises, developes and relates a documentation of a building process of an experimental installation. It worked as the central communication device and as a continuous discussion board. The physical GIGA-map is a team work design...
Relational Maps
Three relations-oriented maps: one is developed according to the library of systemic relations and two represent process tools.
Semantic Maps
These maps use language as relations. They are an expression of reasoning systems rather than an expression of world systems.Scroll over the image for details. Click to view the full-size image.
Semi spacial map combined with timeline and network
This map is based on a mix of spatial organization and mapping out of operations.
Value Map
A map that defines a set of core values (for the Norwegian police) and maps out how these corevalues are related to the global system. (Bente Moen, HIOA 2014)Scroll over the image for details. Click to view the full-size image.
Gigamap Exemplars
These gigamap exemplars are organised into three main groups: content maps, functional maps, and structural maps. They are from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Chalmers...
Mixed Composite Map
A mixed information oriented map where there are some subfields that are developed more towards systemic models. (For SALTO, Christian von Hanno, AHO 2011)Scroll over the image for details. Click to view the full-size image.
Timeline Map
This map is inspired by service blueprints. It is very detailed and is also generative, depicting a redesigned process.
Rich Design Research Space
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.
Design for very complex systems (AHO)
This course is an entire semester duration course with 24 ETCS. It is taught in English and is open to exchange students. The course runs in autumn every year.
Introduction to Systems Oriented Design (AHO)
The GK6 Introduction to Systems Oriented Design is a seven weeks, 12 ETCS course in the third year of the AHO bachelor program at AHO. The course is taught in Norwegian.Below is an example of the output of the course. The report is produced by five...
Booklet: Complex systems
This booklet talks about breaking silos in organisations and across disciplines.
SODpost 2 2021
SODpost 2021 is a futuristic project containing the work of a third year bachelor cohort at AHO 2021. The students worked in several groups independently but combined their work into a report, SODpost 2021. The report displays a future narrative...
Cat Drew speaks at SDA Norway
The next SDA Norway seminar is 9th September 14:00-16:00 on ZOOM. Cat Drew from the British Design Counsil is our guest presenting Beyond Net Zero, the British Design Council's new systemic framework You need to register to the event. Please join...
Changing Systems through Design Webinar
Part-time Executive Master's Program To learn more about SOD and our new part-time executive master's program in Systems Oriented Design starting this autumn at Oslo School of Architecture and Design, join this free webinar: Time 20th Mai 15:00 -...