I remember 10 years ago when I finally realised that my professional practice could have recognition and when in 2015 I discovered that it also has a name: Civic Design. Since then I “embraced” it and it has become my favourite label to describe my professional activity. In 2018 I set my
According to Giovanni Sartori, the factors and processes that shape a person and transform them into an adult depend on four determinants: 1) parents, 2) peers (the peer group), 3) school, 4) media. Unfortunately, Sartori notes, in current Western society, parents are failing, as is the school syste
Without a doubt, mine is a generation marked by new technologies, the generation of computers, the internet, and smartphones; a very particular generation, not to be confused with the younger "digital natives". It is a bridge generation, born in an analog world but which quickly adopted and understo
Globalization has normalized a lifestyle detached from the local dimension, generating a disconnect from our social identity and the reality of territories. The promotion of new knowledge spaces along with dynamics of situated collective intelligence signals a trend reversal.
This publication aims to take a step back to gain momentum and propose, by unfolding, a Systemic Framework of the Territory from Social Innovation, where we remix from Action Research as a methodological research proposal, the way of observing the Territory from the perspective or paradigm of Social
The inaugural edition of the "Civic Design Method" by Domenico Di Siena, published in January 2019, serves as a comprehensive guide to the practice of Civic Design.
For several years now, I have been immersed in doctoral research. Initially, I focused on physical-digital hybrid practices and their impact on public spaces. Over time, my interest shifted towards collaborative and self-organizational practices emerging from the realm of commons. Recently, my rese
