About the Journal

JDSSI covers the fields of design service, social innovation, and design culture. JDSSI is a scholarly platform dedicated to the study of design issues and the exploration of social innovation service approaches. JDSSI aims to share innovative design ideas and solutions, explore issues such as sustainable design and consumer services, and promote design for harmonious social development and multicultural exchange, with a particular focus on the dissemination of design theories and ideas between East and West across cultures. JDSSI strives to be at the forefront of promoting design research and innovative practices.

 

Our Core Themes: From Design Thinking to Social Thinking

  • Traditional Design Focus

            Aesthetic and stylistic elements

  • Design Thinking Emergence

           Human-centered problem solving

  • Participatory Design Practices

            Collaborative creation processes

  • Social Thinking Integration

            Design for a changing world

Complex Social Problems

From housing insecurity to healthcare access, today's social challenges resist simple solutions. Design thinking offers structured approaches to understanding and addressing these multifaceted issues.   

The evolution from traditional design methods to social thinking represents a fundamental reconceptualization of design's role and purpose. By integrating design into broader social contexts, practitioners can better address complex "wicked problems" that resist conventional solutions.

This transformation moves design beyond merely creating attractive products toward becoming a powerful tool for tackling multifaceted social challenges. The new method's participatory nature ensures that stakeholders become active co-creators rather than passive recipients of design interventions. JDSSI showcases interdisciplinary collaborations that leverage diverse expertise to develop comprehensive responses to entrenched social problems.