As the developers of products and services used by billions of people around the world, industrial designers hold a crucial position: one that demands we look for ways in which our work can ignite social, cultural, and institutional change. By leveraging our resources, processes, and voice as designers, we can establish new ways of thinking and methodologies in our studios, companies, and corporate settings that, in turn, can help to ensure the ongoing health of our planet and its precious resources.
In this issue, we explore the complex intersection of earth-saving design practices and the value-driven role design plays in strategic decision-making and successful business outcomes. Now, as the once separate languages of design and sustainable business continue to converge, it is vital that we know how to enable a dialogue that helps our business counterparts succeed financially while delivering meaningful human-centered solutions to the marketplace without sacrifice.
