Introduction to Design Psychology

In the age of climate change, psychology and design have been employed through impromptu collaborations to validate solutions and future scenarios. Introduction to Design Psychology contests this approach by proposing an ideological framework for an intentional, joint endeavour between psychology and design.

Eleni Kalantidou is a design psychologist, strategist, researcher, and senior lecturer at Griffith University, Australia. Her research activities are focused on environmental and social resilience, design strategy, social impact, and social innovation. Kalantidou’s research on repair, community-led behavioural change, resilience, and adaptation has been published in books and journals and funded by grants and consultancies. As a researcher and consultant, she has collaborated with various international, national, and local NGOs, as well as the public sector.