 | RSD15: 15th Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium Valentino Castle Turin, Italy, October 13-16, 2026 |
| Conference website | https://www.rsd15.org/ |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=rsd15 |
The 2026 Relating Systems Thinking and Design Symposium "RSD15: Shades of Systemic Design" aims to explore the recognition and cultivation of multiple, coexisting ways of knowing and doing within systemic design (www.rsd15.org).
Systemic Design Pluralism is emerging as a central concern for the field. Pluralism invites us to embrace methodological diversity not as fragmentation but as a condition for collective learning and creative adaptation. It foregrounds questions of epistemic justice, intercultural dialogue, and the ethics of collaboration across disciplinary, institutional, and geographical boundaries. This theme originates from reflections developed collaboratively among researchers from several European design schools, who have been exploring the plural and evolving nature of systemic design practices.
Submission Process
Intent to submit
We ask everyone who wishes to submit a contribution for the conference to express their intent by starting a submission on the platform - entering the title, authors and typology of the submission. Deadline: April 24, 2026
Submission
Workshops & Interactives, Call for Exhibit
Deadline: May 8, 2026
Full Papers, Short Papers & PhD Colloquium
Deadline: May 22, 2026
Topics of Interest
Geographies and ecologies
Explores how places and ecosystems intertwine, and how systemic design can foster resilient relations among human and non-human contexts.
Pedagogies and methods
Investigates approaches to learning and practice, highlighting methods that enable systemic thinking and collective transformation.
Visions and ontologies
Engages with worldviews and systems of meaning, exploring how diverse ontologies and imaginaries can shape systemic design and open pathways toward alternative futures
Practices and tools
Explores concrete applications and tools that translate systemic design principles into practice, enabling collaboration and innovation across contexts.
Committees
Conference Chairs
- Silvia Barbero, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Amina Pereno, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
- Asja Aulisio, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Scientific Committee
- Alexis Jacoby, University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Sine Celik, TU Delft, Netherlands
- Hannah Goss, TU Delft, Netherlands
- Jotte de Koning, TU Delft, Netherlands
- Praveen Nahar, NID, India
- Jonathan Romm, AHO, Norway
- Mari Suoheimo, AHO, Norway
- Francesca Valsecchi, Tongji University, China
- Wen Lu, Tongji University, China
- Rosana Aparecida Vasques, ESPM, Brazil
- Peter Jones, SDA board member
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to rsd15@polito.it