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# A pragmatic design philosophy: exploring a useful tension between pragmatism and creativity
- URL: https://www.designcriticalthinking.com/a-pragamtic-design-philosophy-exploring-a-useful-tension-between-pragmatism-and-creativity/
- Published: 2022-08-21T10:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-07T08:59:14.000Z
- Author: Kevin Richard
- Tags: Events, Design, Philosophy

Hi everyone,

Our series of discussions on the theme of *[marrying design and philosophy](https://www.designcriticalthinking.com/tag/philosophy/)* comes to an end with a [third and final round on Tuesday 23 August at 6 PM CET](https://www.meetup.com/design-critical-thinking/events/287878929/?ref=designcriticalthinking.com).

This time, we want to explore two aspects:

- First, is the importance of **coming to a form of pragmatism**, which one might call *“pragmatic design philosophy”*. That is, design relates to the ability to act in the *“now and here”* with realism toward the capabilities we have at our disposal in context – not only ours but others too.
- Second, is the (equal) importance of **connecting to a form of abstractive and poetic conceptualisation**, which one might call *creativity.* This is best expressed by the idea of "connecting the dots", here not in a purely logical sense but in a potentially *odd* and *unexpected* way. This is the place of metaphors and nonlinear-yet-serendipitous thinking.

The goal of this session is to **explore this tension that underly many aspects of the design practice**. Join us here 👇

[The marriage of design & philosophy #3, Tue, Aug 23, 2022, 6:00 PM | Meetup\*\*3rd and final round of this series of discussions.\*\* Themes for exploration:\*How can we link back design practice and philosophy?\*\*What are the possible pain points of![](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/next/images/general/m_swarm_196x196.png)Meetup![](https://secure-content.meetupstatic.com/images/classic-events/506359497/676x380.jpg)](https://www.meetup.com/design-critical-thinking/events/287878929/?ref=designcriticalthinking.com)

### Thanks for reading!

Kevin from *Design & Critical Thinking.*