escalator Archieven - Expertisenetwerk Systemisch Co-Design

15 Sep 2026 — ESCALATOR 15-9-2026

ESCalator IkigAI Co-reflection with AI

In this hands-on workshop on September 15, design researchers and design practitioners explore the Ikigai framework: a Japanese concept for finding the overlap between passion, expertise, societal contribution, and what the market values.

Past activities

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ESCalator: The power of the personal in the pluralities of systems

How can we create space for systemic views beyond Euro-western by leaning into our positionality and agency to drive change? Join us for this ESCalator.

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ESCalator: Experience a New Level of Empathy through the Empathoscope

Empathy is widely discussed today, particularly in a world where social polarization and global tensions are increasingly visible. Yet empathy is often approached as a cerebral concept rather than as a lived experience. What happens if we move beyond talking about empathy and instead create conditions to experience it together?

BOOKLAUNCH

Double booklaunch and dinner (NADR & ESC)

Together with Network Applied Design Research, ESC organizes a double booklaunch and dinner to celebrate two new publications: The Societal Impact (NADR) and ESCollab (ESC).

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ESCalator: The Radar as Compass – Building a ‘Partnicipation’ Method Together

On Monday, June 23 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the ESCalator “ESCalator: The Radar as Compass - Building a ‘Partnicipation’ Method Together,” we will explore how this existing radar can be further developed into a Partnicipation Method.

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ESCalator: Shaping Change

On Tuesday, May 6 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. during the ESCalator “Shaping Change,” we will explore the power of visualization in Systemic Co-Design.

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ESCalator: Futuring in Systemic Co-Design

On Monday, March 17 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. during the ESCalator “Futuring in Systemic Co-Design,” we will explore the power of futuring in systemic issues.

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ESCalator: Pigeon as stakeholder

This workshop explores how nonhuman stakeholders such as pigeons can gain a voice in urban decision making through chatbots and which ethical legal and societal questions this raises. From an ELSA and Systemic Co-design perspective we examine how technology can contribute to meaningful representation of nature in policy and design.

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