This little light of mine
(2026) IDEM05 20241Industrial Design
- Abstract
- Despite the need for bold rapid action when it comes to the climate emergency, the transition to a sustainable society is slower than desired, and disagreements on what actually matters within environmental action stunt progress. In an ever more complex society, where every day – seemingly innocent - acts such as lighting a tea-light has a negative environmental impact, it is increasingly difficult to be a sustainable consumer and citizen. Recently, more attention has been given to the role of behaviour change and the need for shifting norms.
By recognizing and exploring how our behaviours are shaped by norms, values,biases and societal structures through interviews and research into literature, findings were made to inform the design... (More) - Despite the need for bold rapid action when it comes to the climate emergency, the transition to a sustainable society is slower than desired, and disagreements on what actually matters within environmental action stunt progress. In an ever more complex society, where every day – seemingly innocent - acts such as lighting a tea-light has a negative environmental impact, it is increasingly difficult to be a sustainable consumer and citizen. Recently, more attention has been given to the role of behaviour change and the need for shifting norms.
By recognizing and exploring how our behaviours are shaped by norms, values,biases and societal structures through interviews and research into literature, findings were made to inform the design process of more readily acceptable transitional objects.
The result is an exploration of my role as an industrial designer within the context of climate emergency, and a symbolic artefact in the form of a food oil candle intended to lower stakes, open conversations, and ease the transition. This little light of mine aims to approach the barriers to change through a lens of empathy, with hope of igniting sparks along the way. (Less)
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- author
- Fransson, Alexandra LU
- supervisor
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- Anna Persson LU
- organization
- course
- IDEM05 20241
- year
- 2026
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- language
- English
- id
- 9220219
- date added to LUP
- 2026-01-22 16:26:03
- date last changed
- 2026-01-22 16:26:03
@misc{9220219,
abstract = {{Despite the need for bold rapid action when it comes to the climate emergency, the transition to a sustainable society is slower than desired, and disagreements on what actually matters within environmental action stunt progress. In an ever more complex society, where every day – seemingly innocent - acts such as lighting a tea-light has a negative environmental impact, it is increasingly difficult to be a sustainable consumer and citizen. Recently, more attention has been given to the role of behaviour change and the need for shifting norms.
By recognizing and exploring how our behaviours are shaped by norms, values,biases and societal structures through interviews and research into literature, findings were made to inform the design process of more readily acceptable transitional objects.
The result is an exploration of my role as an industrial designer within the context of climate emergency, and a symbolic artefact in the form of a food oil candle intended to lower stakes, open conversations, and ease the transition. This little light of mine aims to approach the barriers to change through a lens of empathy, with hope of igniting sparks along the way.}},
author = {{Fransson, Alexandra}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{This little light of mine}},
year = {{2026}},
}