Toying with the Mind

Eliciting the Cultural Design Process of Bāṇārasī Toy Designers
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-981-969226-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 569 g

Reihe: Design Science and Innovation

This book offers a critical re-examination of cultural design, highlighting the distinct cognitive framework for problem-solving that emerges from culturally specific practices, knowledge systems, and evaluative mechanisms. Through the lens of Ba?arasi toy designers—a community on whom linguistic analysis has previously revealed a deeply embedded system of design categorization and experiential practice—this book explores how generational tacit knowledge is internalized, transmitted, and applied.

Challenging dominant paradigms that privilege global scalability and technological disruption, the book advocates for a localized approach to innovation that emphasizes cultural acceptability, continuity, and systemic coherence. Cultural design is presented not only as a method for solving problems within culturally bounded contexts but also as a pedagogical strategy for converting implicit expertise into formalized, transferable knowledge.

This volume contributes to the emerging discourse on culturally grounded design methodologies that prioritize cultural acceptability over disruptive change to foster more sustainable, community-aligned innovation ecosystems. This can be a useful resource for scholars, educators, practitioners, policymakers, investors, and market analysts seeking to engage with alternative models of innovation that honor cultural specificity while fostering equitable development.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Patil, Koumudi

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Konstruktionslehre und -technik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion
• Geisteswissenschaften Design Produktdesign, Industriedesign
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Toying with Perspectives: Listening to the Views of Cultural Designers.- Language and Shape of the Worldview.- Sorting the Ba?arasi Mind: What Do Linguistic Categories Reveal about.- View of a Khilona: Rules of making and using Cultural Design.- Hand over Mind: Pedagogical Notions of the “Others”.- Artisanship of Risk: The Uncertainty of Cultural Design.- Thinking Like a Cultural Designer: Juggling Worldview over Livelihood.- Emerging Signifiers of Cultural Design.- Designing”‘Others”: Significance of the Hand to Practices of the Mind.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Koumudi Patil is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and also participates in the Department of Design at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India. Her research expertise lies in the design and creative processes of the creative industry within India's developmental framework. Through her work, she has spearheaded numerous research initiatives aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), collaborating with the Government of India, industry leaders, and grassroots communities to foster impactful change.