Design has found a place in practically all aspects of society and is no longer exclusively limited to areas related to craft, art and architecture. Following this trend, strategic understanding, planning and its application have begun to form part of the world of design, driving new hybrid disciplines and theories that encompass areas like innovation, inclusive design, corporate design and strategic design, but also areas like leadership, sustainability, systems thinking and business change and development, among others.
The systems that shape our lives — from energy grids and supply chains to cultural networks and urban infrastructures — are growing more interdependent and unpredictable. In this landscape, designers are called upon to do more than create artefacts: they must read complexity, shape strategy, and orchestrate change.
The Master in Strategic Design in Complexity is for those who want to work at that frontier. Over one intensive year in Barcelona, you’ll learn to connect strategic thinking with design practice, turning ambiguity into direction and ideas into systemic interventions.
This programme combines design disciplines with applied social sciences, preparing you to work in organisational, business, and community contexts where the challenges are real and the variables are many. Through different forms of research, prototyping, and close collaboration with peers and partners, you’ll tackle issues ranging from water and food systems, and service innovation to inclusive urban strategies and organisational transformation.
Rather than separating theory and practice, the programme integrates them — giving you the tools and perspectives to act as both designer and strategist in a world that demands both.
At Elisava we have many other master and postgraduate programmes, find the most suitable design master for you.
