Rita Duina is a researcher and designer in the field of collaborative design and community engagement. As a URBEUR doctoral candidate at the University of Milan-Bicocca, she studies the relationship between data activism and environmental transitions in Milanese civil society organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Management for Art, Culture, and Communication (Bocconi University), a Master of Science in Brand and Communication Management (Copenhagen Business School), and a master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology (University of Siena).
She is the co-founder and president of Codesign Toscana, an association founded in 2017 to promote a culture of collaborative design among the nonprofit sector, the public administration, and citizens. She has led over 20 projects and more than 100 workshops in three areas: ecological transition, welfare and inclusion, and youth civic education and activism.
As an expert in public engagement, she has designed action-research projects focused on cultural participation with Pirelli HangarBicocca, Manifesta 12, the Casentino Ecomuseum, the Textile Museum, and the Pecci Center, for which she co-curated the national conference “Questions of Accessibility to the Contemporary Arts.”
He has been teaching at IED Florence since 2022.
