The Future of Design: A World Where the System Comes First
summary
The talk argues that traditional human-centered Design Thinking is insufficient for today’s complexity and unpredictability, and proposes applying systems-thinking to product design. It discusses designing digital products that are useful and attractive while prioritizing sustainability and environmental and social impact, and explains how adopting a systemic approach changed the presenter’s daily product-design practice.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:47Design priority errors
- 5:59Systemic design impacts
- 7:05Externalities matrix workshop
- 8:48Causal layer analysis
- 11:15Rebound effects workshop
- 12:17Acting under constraints
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