بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ | In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
What is Designing with Adab:
Designing with Adab is the name of this open-learning journal that will surface ideas, provocations, analysis, and resources towards refining the strategic mindset of Muslim community leaders in Ontario.
What does Designing with Adab focus on:
Designing with Adab explores the relationship between lived Islam (mainstream, sunni) in the local Ontario context (specifically within the Windsor to Ottawa corridor) and design (and its adjacent fields: strategic design, systemic design, foresight, systems change, etc.).
About the temporary website:
The temporary website exists in a basic form because the opportune moment to release content came earlier than the site set up. Over time, this website will be built up inshaAllah.
Who is behind Designing with Adab
Designing with Adab is the learning journal of Zaid Khan.
Raised in Ottawa, Zaid now lives and works in Toronto, but keeps a close connection to his hometown. He is a strategist with a range of experience in research methods, strategic planning, concept development, and project management. He works at a globally recognized creative consultancy with senior business leaders. He holds a Masters of Design from OCADU’s Strategic Foresight and Innovation program. He’s a researcher with Systems Changes Learning, a group that is updating the field of Systems Thinking. He organizes and hosts the monthly meetups for Systems Thinking Ontario.
الله أعلم / Allah knows best