Mapping Interaction Between Design and the Third Sector in Italy. Perspectives to Promote Social Innovation

Manfroni, Maria (2024) Mapping Interaction Between Design and the Third Sector in Italy. Perspectives to Promote Social Innovation. In: P/References of Design. Cumulus conference proceedings series, 1 . Cumulus Association, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest, Budapest, pp. 2345-2355. ISBN 978-952-7549-02-5

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Abstract

The current socio-economic complexity and the wide challenges that contemporary times present to design open up new opportunities for research in the field of design for social innovation. In a perspective in which the dimension of environmental and social sustainability of design now appears inescapable, and in a national panorama characterized by the recent affirmation of the Third Sector and the social enterprises, designers operate strategically within complex design networks, generating not only new social forms but also new organizational models. However, the different activities involved in the social economy seem to face some challenges in the development and scalability of their initiatives. This productive sector finds itself responding to a rapid digital transition and reviewing its offer concerning its services as well as their organizational models. Based on these premises, the design could play a strategic role in promoting a cultural and mindset change in the Third Sector, which would enable the development of services, strategies, tools, and organizational models capable of fostering innovation and providing sustainability in the medium to long term.

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