Richard Sickinger (Editor) 
Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change — PURPLSOC [EPUB ebook] 
A comprehensive perspective of current pattern research and practice

We live in a time of social and cultural change.
Old patterns are losing their validity and relevance, new patterns are needed and in demand.
We need a new approach which can formulate, generate and engage such patterns.
The pattern language approach of Christopher Alexander serves this purpose — the interdisciplinary and participatory building blocks for societal change.
The PURPLSOC 2017 conference contributions cover 25 domains — from anthropology and automation to political science and systems science — for a comprehensive perspective of current pattern
research and practice.