Project manager:
Suk-Han Tang
Suk-Han studied in London and graduated from Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication where she earned a degree in Product and Furniture Design having focused her studies and developped products in the field of sustainable design. She joined the project in January 2007 as a researcher and designer. She's now responsible for the overall communication and strategic development of the project, and is as well working as a freelancer and consultant helping developping sustainable projects in Berlin.

Research:
Joana Bértholo
Joana pursued her studies in Communication Design in the Fine Arts Faculty at the University of Lisbon, where she focused on multimedia, videography and photography. She worked as a graphic designer and a photographer, but her main focus has been in research and writing. Joana joined the SocialDesignSite in June 2007, where she was in charge of designing the new website including it's most recent navigation, and interactive collaborative features. She is now responsible for the research and maintenance of the SocialDesignSite
www.unscratchable.info

Programming:
Christof Höfler
Web-programmer, 2007  
www.befish.com

We would also like to thank Kate Andrews for her valuable contribution with research, namely for all the meaningful projects she recommended.  

PREVIOUS CONTRIBUTORS:

Thomas Paalson & Dr. Louis Klein
Thomas and Louis were the initiators of this project, as a knowledge project of the Systemic Excellence Group .

Thomas Pålsson is a visual communication designer, and a graduate from Danmarks Designskole, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007. Thomas' work revolves around social design, both on a theoretical and practical level. Having completed a number of social design projects, Thomas became a key player in the conceptual development and initiation of the SocialDesignSite project in 2006. Thomas Pålsson continues to do research within the bubbling field of social design, while also initiating new social design projects in Denmark and elsewhere. 

Dr. Louis Klein is working as an international management consultant. He is owner manager of the Systemic Excellence Group. Dr. Klein is a member of the German Society for Political Consulting. His main interest is Organisational Excellence. He earned his Degree in Economics (Dipl. Ökonom); PhD in Sociology (Dr. rer. soc.) As a researcher, Dr. Klein is a member of the Society for Sociocybernetics, the International Sociological Association [ISA], and the International Society for the System Science [ISSS]. Currently, he is conducting research on the socio-technological performance of post-modern organisations. The second edition of his book "Corporate Consulting“ has just been published by Carl Auer.

Jan Lachenmayer
Jan is a graduate of Stuttgart University, where he earned his master's degree in Political Science, majoring in macroeconomics and human resource management. There he also achieved the "Certificate for Intercultural Communicative Competence". Jan was one of the initial promoters and developers of the SocialDesignSite, and helped make the first event at the DesignMai 07 come true.

Aneta Nowobilska
Aneta finished her studies at Poznan University of Economics in Poland in electronic business focussing in her master paper on online communities. Now she is a student of Humboldt University in Berlin where she continues her education in information technologies. She supported SocialDesignSite in development of functionalities of the platform and by organization of marketing activities aiming at community creation. 

Sandra Vinh
Sandra grew up in California. Before moving to Berlin, she lived in London to pursue studies at King’s College London in Human Values and Global Ethics. Her final topic was on gender equality issues in Thailand. She assisted the SocialDesignSite as an editor, in 2007.

Errol Bailey
Errol, a native of the UK, pursued his studies at the University of Surrey, Roehampton in Sociology and Spanish. He joined the SocialDesignSite in September 2007 as a researcher in 2007 and is currently in charge of editing.

Christin Albert
Christin studied Media Design and Art at Bauhaus University of Weimar specialised in modes, trends and public appearances. She focuses her work as a freelance graphic designer in conceptualization and visual communication. Christin joined the SocialDesignSite in September 2007 supporting for public relations in Germany.