GERILE YANG
STORY ARTIST & SOCIAL INNOVATOR
Design for Social Innovation
This session includes my insights, designs, and case studies on historians, cultural theorists, public figures, and designers who have had a social impact. By doing this, I not only gained more knowledge of the field but also reflected on and practiced my role as a designer in contributing to a better society.
Bioclock——mimosa
From both historical and social perspectives, technology development really changing the way people see and feel time and space.
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For this project, I drew insights from my readings and my own life experiences during the pandemic. While attending classes from China that were scheduled in the Pacific Time Zone, I struggled with the 16-hour time difference, which made me feel disconnected from both my physical surroundings and social environment. I constantly had to check the time on my clock, laptop, or phone to stay on schedule, following a virtual plan instead of the natural clock. This sense of disconnection persisted even after I moved to California, where I felt distant from my family in China.
Consequently, I began to contemplate how current or future technology might help bridge this gap and improve the situation.
"The Monastery and the Clock" & "Space, Distance, Movement," in Technics and Civilization (1934), Linda Tuhiwai Smith​
"Conceptions of Space" & "Conceptions of Time," in Decolonizing Methodologies (1999)
Digua community -- Case study & Interview
It's a case study on the Digua community in China to explore how social innovation works in the Chinese context.
