Design for Ginhawa ๐
โIs there an alternative way of meeting human needs and dreams without further harming ourselves and the planet? Is there a Filipino way of sensing the world that presents an alternative to todayโs dominant economic and political systems?
โAs the world goes towards an era of global boiling, triple ecological crisis, backsliding democracies, and widening inequalities, we invite you to find ways forward in our cultural inheritance.
โโThis talk is an invitation to rediscover, reflect, and have an open conversation on a Filipino approach to designing towards a well-being that is shared (ginhawa). This talk is based on Kar Abolaโs on-going research and thesis anchored on Sikolohiyang Pilipino, investigating the experiences, philosophies, and practices of those who use design for positive change.
โTogether, we will explore the questions:
โ๐๏ธโ๐จ๏ธ Ano ang ibig sabihin ng makita at magdisenyo gamit ang mga lente ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino?
โWhat does it mean to see and design through the lenses of Sikolohiyang Pilipino?ย
โ๐ฑ Paano nga ba mag disenyo patungong ginhawang at ano ang ibig sabihin nito?ย
โHow does one design towards ginhawang, and what does it mean?
โ๐ โPaano ang itsura ng ginhawa bilang isang kasanayan, design anchor, o bilang isang kolektibong gabay?
โHow might we turn the insights in cultivating ginhawa into an actionable guide? What does ginhawa look like as a personal practice, design anchor, or as a collective north star?
โThis is open to anyone, whether you are a designer hoping to explore sikolohiyang pilipino, a professional looking for a culturally relevant guide to actively decolonize your existing practice, or simply curious about the concept of wellbeing or ginhawa.
โ๐ผ๏ธ Cover image credit: Planting Rice by Fernando Amorsolo
โAbout the Speaker
โKarina Abola
โDesign strategist and social researcher | Strategy Director at Dapat Studio
โKarina is a design strategist and social researcher informed by a multi-disciplinary background in psychology and design. She is the Strategy Director at Dapat, a Filipino design studio entirely dedicated to designing for social impact. She is currently taking her MA in Social Psychology at UP Diliman, where her research, informed by Sikolohiyang Pilipino, explores the role of design in cultivating ginhawa for Filipinos. As an independent researcher, she has been part of research teams for pioneering design research in the country such as Crafting Futures: Sustaining Handloom Weaving in the Philippines, and Design Counts: Mapping the Philippine Design Ecosystem.
โLinks: https://www.instagram.com/karalso_/ย
โGuest Poet
โSteve Manzano
โBisayan Visual Artist, Poet, and Cultural Worker
โSteve devotes his work to decolonization. As a student of Ifugao, Manobo, Andean and Mayan indigenous spirituality, he seeks to contribute to activating spaces and platforms through mindfulness practice, reimagining learning, and deep ecology. He was attuned as Reiki Practitioner, lightworker, practitioner of Philippine shamanism, and certified forest school leader level 1.
โLinks: https://www.instagram.com/ginhawa.art.of.journaling and https://www.instagram.com/deepecologyph
โHost
โPilipinas Journal | Facebook and Instagram @pilipinasjournal
โPilipinas Journal is a Philippine-centered creative learning hub advocating for a more compassionate, livable, and socially just present and tomorrow. We design workshops and educational content that help rebuild local knowledge systems, strengthen communities, and celebrate diverse cultures and biodiversity that reconnect us back to ourselves and the archipelago we call home.