Stewardship and organisational transformation
IDEAS & WRITINGI write and speak about how design, systems thinking and shared stewardship can help organisations navigate uncertainty and shape more sustainable and just futures.
My work explores strategic and systemic design, the commons, organisational transformation and alternatives to conventional models of growth and value creation.
PUBLICATIONSSchaeper, J., & Robert, G. (2026). Commoning for a regenerative world: Realizing new directions for service design. In L. Penin, A. Prendiville, & D. Sangiorgi (Eds.), The Bloomsbury handbook of service design: Plural perspectives and a critical contemporary agenda. Bloomsbury Visual Arts.
The chapter explores how commoning can extend service design beyond individual needs and market-based models towards shared stewardship, cooperation and more regenerative ways of organising.
Schaeper, J. (2024). Exploring The Commons To Nurture Organisational Stewardship Practices Towards Regenerative Economics Phd Thesis, University Of The Arts London
The research examines how principles and practices of the commons can help organisations develop shared stewardship and contribute to longer-term economic and systemic transformation.
Schaeper, J. (2023). Reimagining Design Beyond Neoliberal Economics. Touchpoint, The Journal Of Service Design, Vol. 14 No. 2 Redefining Value Creation, P. 6-11. Service Design Network.
The article considers how designers can question dominant assumptions about growth, value and progress and support alternative forms of value creation.
Schaeper, J., Kothari, S., And Hamilton, G. (2022) Social Commoning As A Way To Transition Towards Alternative Systems By Design. In Lockton, D., Lenzi, S., Hekkert, P ., Oak, A., Sádaba, J., Lloyd, P . (Eds.), Drs2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July, Bilbao, Spain.
The paper explores social commoning as a design approach for creating and sustaining alternative systems.
Schaeper, J., & Robert, G. (2020). Radically Self-Organised Care: What Can Designers Learn From The Evolutionary Dynamics Of Cooperation. In K. Crister, C. Craig, & P . Chamberlain (Eds.), Proceedings Of The 6th European Conference On Design4health (Pp. 589-596). Sheffield Hallam University.
The paper examines what self-organised care systems can teach designers about cooperation, participation and collective responsibility.
TALKS & WORKSHOPSUniversity lecture series 2023- ongoing
A seminar series exploring how design can challenge assumptions of perpetual growth and contribute to more sustainable and equitable futures.
Service Design Network Roundtable 2024
A discussion about how design can contribute to more sustainable products, services and organisations by engaging with alternative economic models and broader definitions of value.
Staying Relational In Conflict
Experio Seminars 2023
A conversation about bringing principles of the commons into service and systems design, particularly when working with conflict, competing interests and complex forms of interdependence.
Systemic Design Association 2023
Two workshops exploring community-based approaches to multi-species stakeholder collaboration and their relevance to systemic design and organisational practice.
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