Thinking in Systems to Design Your Personal Design Principles
summary
Argues that systems thinking produces concrete personal design principles rather than vague values and offers systems mapping, the iceberg model, and the Futures wheel as workshop tools. Demonstrates three practical tips and three personal principles, and shows artifacts: a co‑designed personas toolkit for students and ethics toolkits (Tarot Cards of Tech, Ethical Explorer). Claims these tools guide funders and edtech teams to center marginalized students and surface second‑ and third‑order effects.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 6:46From UI designer to systems strategist
- 13:26Design thinking limits, systems benefits
- 20:10Design principles importance
- 27:32Root cause analysis with Iceberg
- 32:28Long-term design impact
- 34:58Systems-level design values
- 37:24Personal design principles case study
- 44:30Freedom dreaming futures
- 45:00Q&A
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