Designing Entangled Social Innovation in Asia-Pacific (DESIAP) is a network of researchers and change-makers who share design, creative and social innovation practices to support collective capacity building and social impact.
The DESIAP Network was co-founded by our mutual curiosity about what kinds of design and social innovation projects are undertaken in the Asia-Pacific region and by whom, and a desire to create a platform for capacity-building and knowledge-sharing among those tackling systemic and complex challenges with their local communities.
DESIAP has hosted several international events in Singapore (2015), Thailand (2016 and 2022) and Malaysia (2017) together with many smaller gatherings around the world towards this collective effort.
The following themes reflect areas of expertise across the network. Members may work in several of these areas.
We have pioneered a transcultural women’s peer-mentoring program with participants in the creative sectors based in Australia, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia.
Our work celebrates heterogeneous practices of designing social innovation, rooted in places, cultures, histories and wisdoms of the diverse Asia-Pacific region.
We champion a participatory methodology. We have explored a propositional framework co-designed with practitioners and researchers for evaluative and reflective practices to understand social impact.
A/Prof Yoko Akama
School of Design
Prof Joyce Yee
Adjunct Prof, School of Design
A/Prof Yoko Akama
Prof Joyce Yee
Prof Sarah Teasley
Yuko Kikuchi
Khemmiga Teerapong
Ko-Le Chen
Sarah Kushinsky
Hirotake Imanishi
A/Prof Yoko Akama
Prof Joyce Yee
A/Prof Yoko Akama
Prof Joyce Yee
Cyril Tjahja
DESIAP engages researchers and practitioners across the spectrum of design, art, craft, social innovation, business entrepreneurship and community development. Contact Yoko Akama yoko.akama@rmit.edu.au for more information.
DESIAP is supported by the following Enabling Impact Platforms:
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| Design and Creative Practice | Applying an inventive, exploratory approach to real-world problems through interdisciplinary research, within and beyond design and creative practice. |
| Social Change | Focuses on transformative research in the areas of digital society, quality of life, global mobility and research practice for social change. |
EIPs enable economic, environmental, societal, health and cultural impact with government, business and the community through research and innovation.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.
