Design Journeys through Complex Systems

Practice Tools for Systemic Design

Design Journeys through Complex Systems combines systemic design, leading thinking practices, and years of the authors' combined experiences into a practitioner’s handbook for design thinking. Drawing upon the authors’ Systemic Design Toolkit, this book provides detailed knowledge of systems science, expanding upon essential systemic design texts to demonstrate the power of visual sensemaking.

Whether you’re a design professional or have never encountered design systems, these pages allow the user to reassess, reorient, and address complex issues. By using these methods, you’ll be able to visualize socio-technical systems, democratizing engagement as you simplify complex thought processes. 

Formed by leaders of and pioneers in the systemic design, Dr Peter Jones and Kristel Van Ael, Design Journeys through Complex Systems is an illuminating text that ushers in a new era of systems change. If you’re a change-maker looking to become a thought leader, the methods embedded in systemic design will light your way to success.