Design and knowledge: creative thinking for a knowledge-based society and policy

Abstract

Based on the importance of knowledge and with focus on the contribution that Design and Research in Design intend to provide for the development of a more informed society with better, but also sustainable, quality of life, this paper propose to collect the theoretical framework regarding juxtaposition of the agents University (Knowledge) and Governments (Policy), mediated by Design. The ongoing research in Design for the Territory, which this reflection is part, identified in the critical and creative nature of thinking in Design, a clear opportunity to support the creation of a knowledge-based society and knowledge-based policy. The evidence of the strategic nature of Design and the mediation operated by Design, place the discipline as an urgent partner of decision-making bodies in Universities and Governments.