Designing Hybrid Welfare Spaces and services: Exploring intersection of physical and digital dimensions for social inclusion in urban contexts and peripheries.

In a world shaped by constant transformation and global interconnectedness, design emerges as a bridge between people, places, and ideas. Cumulus Monterrey 2024: Design Across Borders – United in Creativity invited the international design community to reflect on the profound potential of design to transcend cultural, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries, uniting us in the shared pursuit of innovation, inclusion, and positive change. This edition of the Cumulus Proceedings gathers contributions that respond to urgent questions: How can design foster empathy and intercultural understanding? In what ways does it become a catalyst for social transformation in a complex, globalized world? Can design truly become a universal language—and what are the challenges in achieving that ideal?