Design science as employed by Fuller draws upon a multi-disciplinary, whole-systems approach to the understanding, design and implementation of solutions to complex problems, and formed the central core of his thinking. Fuller applied the term design science to describe a process, form and opus as a whole. It appears a deliberate strategy to leave definitions of design science fluid, elusive, and open to interpretation, so as to encourage those interested in its application to do their own thinking.
The Buckminster Fuller Institute is committed to continued research into the practice and fundamental principles of comprehensive anticipatory design science and its relevance to contemporary global issues and design practice. We are delighted to invite you to respond to a new publication on the subject written by Fuller’s student and colleague Dr. Michael Ben-Eli.
Design Science: A Framework for Change [648kb pdf] is the result of a year of intensive research into Fuller’s conceptions and practice of design science as well as wide-ranging interviews with some of its key practitioners.
We want to know what you think.







