Social Design as Technology of Social Management

Abstract

Crisis socioeconomic developments our country has been facing lately gave rise a to brand new approach to managing social problems embodied in social design. Social design as a technology of social management has been taking ever more significant place in the development of the Ukrainian society. It has been a while since social design proved to have a significant impact in the developed countries, which extensively design and implement social projects. Social design as it is today should be considered as a social practice phenomenon of the globalized society. Research of social design as a functional, applied management methodology and technology is also important for the development of practical principles of social management and social security. This research is aimed to improve and further develop theoretical provisions and practical recommendations as to the use of social design as a technology of social management in the development of Ukrainian society. The object of this study is the process of use of social design as a technology of social management when addressing social problems of society. The subject of the study is theoretical and applied aspects of social design as a social management technology. The paper analyzes and generalizes the conceptual framework of social design; defines the role and function of social design as a technology of social management, offers a functional block diagram of social design (it details the object, the subject, the base principles, social design tools), substantiates the stages of social design.