
Design as Democratic Inquiry: A Conversation with Carl DiSalvo
May 19, 2022, 1pm PDTWebinar URL: https://uci.zoom.us/j/97647372158 In his recent book, Design as Democratic Inquiry: Putting Experimental Civics into Practice, Carl DiSalvo presents an argument for “doing design otherwise”. Arguing that democracy requires constant renewal and care, he shows how designers can supply novel contributions to local democracy by drawing together theory and practice, making and reflection. The relentless pursuit of innovation, uncritical embrace of the new and novel, and treatment of all things as