Transformation design and scientific information. A new phenomenon coming into being in communication and the process of systematising related information — a theoretical and empirical exploration

Abstract

The article deals with the broad issue of transformation design as an interdisciplinary field of analysis and theoretical description, as well as designing and taking action concerning ecological and, at the same time, pro-socially orientated system change. The main question is, if and how such a complex subject matter can become a part of the interdiscourse and exceed the framework of specialist discourses. This question is analysed as well on a theoretic background, based on the analysis of normality in communications, as on a practical-empirical foundation, bymeans of an experimental workshop scenario about themes and activities in the field of transformation design. Both perspectives together allow to identify fundamental problems and challenges as well as to deliver advice regarding the possibilities and limitations for the (tested) form of workshops. As a result we are enabled to frame the strategic basis for the further planning of practical instruments.