An Integral Design Framework —designing a global village

Abstract

By drawing on the extended psychoneurological research of Clare Graves’ human value systems and by applying it on the largest and most inclusive model currently available, the integral theory, this paper “An Integral Design Framework—designing a global village” presents the short introduction of a framework or map that even though, in the light of design, still stands in its nascent state, already has the explicatory power to make sense of the worldwide interrelated nature of environment, human values and behaviour, and design. The aim of this presentation therefore is to give the first and humble steps to a new socio-cultural dimension in the global design context to approach wicked and socially complex problems, and to propose further research into a framework on which we, design as a professional domain, together can build further.