Two upcoming events by the Design & Critical Thinking community Making sense together, navigating uncertainty Here are two upcoming events for the community to collaborate on making sense of what’s before us. 1. Design Fictions: exploring possibilities and shared meaning of integrated AI Join us on Thursday, March 23 for a Design Fiction workshop to explore the possible meaning of the integration of AI in our…

This article was first published in designcriticalthinking.com. Read the first and second posts in this series. Intelligence & expectations Please note that I will simplify some complex subjects here. What we call “Artificial Intelligence” should be called “algorithms” or “Large Language Models” (LLMs for short) because they have nothing close to “intelligent”. They…

Hi everyone, Kevin again. I recently wrote about our loss of senses and disillusion in face of recent turbulences: the recent layoffs, the rise of AI, and the rapid commoditization of design all seem to indicate we are gently running along the edge of a precipice only covered by fog…

Hi, Kevin here. In my recent readings, I noticed an interesting theme in relation to the recent layoffs in Tech, the disillusion of some in the design communities, and the criticisms of our tools as instruments of “our own downfall”. The many deaths of UX design How UX was proclaimed dead (again), what do AI and Elon Musk have to do with it, and what poses a real treat to the…uxdesign.cc DOWN WITH THE (design) SYSTEM! Once upon a time, UX was a steaming pile of artisanal crap. Design Systems saved us, but now they need to die.medium.com

In this session, we discuss the relationship between AI, the potential for hyper-intelligence, and meaning through abstraction. We also discuss the notions of duality and how duality with context creates useful contrast that adds meaning and generates new perspectives, which can be used as a design tool. This links to…

What’s missing when focusing on transactional products & services — Hi everyone, Kevin here. First and foremost I want to wish you all the best for 2023! May you find what you seek, may that be success, happiness, health, creativity, etc. Thanks for being part of this community by reading the newsletter, being part of our Slack server, perhaps engaging…

This article was first published on designcriticalthinking.com Change, which ultimately underlies any form of design and innovation, is something that resembles not a recipe –rather its antithesis. It requires navigating the unknown seas we discussed here. …

This article was first published on designcriticalthinking.com

Design is relational, not isolated. — Hi, Kevin here. Today I wanted to share some thoughts on an interesting topic that popped up in my feeds, a “speculative design workshop” on the topic of “Imagine a world where design has replaced politics”. Mind the necessary assumptions I have to make in order to explore what the…