Pluriversal and Inclusive Design

An Analysis of Global Teaching Initiatives and their Influence on Design Education

Abstract

Being pluriversal design one of the perspectives of inclusive design, it is considered important to understand how designer training initiatives are currently being presented in favor of this perspective. Thus, this work is dedicated to developing a literature review and systematic review to analyze the main global teaching initiatives that are engaged in pluriversal design practices as a field of educational study. From the collection, it was possible to perceive that the approaches to pluriversal thinking for design teaching vary according to the approaches they engage in: (a) proposals for education and training of professionals engaged in pluriversal thinking, (b) models of action in the social transformation of oppressed and/or peripheral communities, (c) academic advancement towards forming leadership for changes in complex systems, (d) use of social technologies for impact on specific communities, (e) social contribution through innovation with a primary focus on sustainability, (f) strengthening and empowerment of oppressed groups by developing pro- posals to overcome social contradictions through design. In light of the results, it was possible to map key points for the proposition of other pluriversal design teaching initiatives.