Craft and Emerging Forms of Organizing

December 11-13, 2026

Taipei, Taiwan

The Fourth International Workshop

Social Innovation, Aesthetic Practice, and Sustainable Governance in a Global Context

Form Follows Planet & Society

As global economies confront digital acceleration, climate disruption, and systemic change, the European Union's New Bauhaus vision reframes the traditional industrial mantra from "form follows function" to "form follows planet and society."

Within this new paradigm, craft is more than the manufacturing of physical objects, it is an organizational framework. It represents a relentless pursuit of quality, a deep engagement with materiality, and a relational mode of organizing that bridges historical traditions, local communities, and ecological sustainability.

Why Taipei?

Taipei provides a vibrant global backdrop where traditional craft techniques, cutting-edge technology, social innovation, and circular-economy initiatives actively intersect.

Material Engagement & The Process of Making

Investigating tacit knowledge, embodied skill, and material agency to expand contemporary organization theory.

Circular Economies & Sustainable Governance

The role of craft practices in driving material circularity, regenerative supply chains, inclusive economic systems, and broader ESG agendas.

Arts, Design & New Logics of Value

How aesthetic practices and artistic inquiry merge with strategic management to generate culturally rich, economically viable organizational models.

Local Development & Cross-Cultural Placemaking

Comparative insights on craft as a catalyst for community cohesion, heritage preservation, and regional renewal across the UK, Japan, Taiwan, and beyond.