A tale of misplaced faith & the false promise of universality — This article was originally released on designcriticalthinking.com the 27 May. Subscribe here to get stories & discussions from the community 3 weeks before it is published publicly here. Following a recent discussion with Daiana Zavate on the ODD Owtcomes podcast about creating and perfecting our tools, and the publication of…

A new home, same location Hi everyone, Kevin here. Since the community launch back in August 2020, we have grown timidly our online presence. Our medium publication was the first touchpoint and means of communication with you, dear members, but also with a much broader audience of practitioners and people interested in the various topics…

Virtual Chalet 10 May 2022 — “G” for “Goals” (and Jobs To Be Done) — The “virtual chalet” is a recurring informal event (once every 2 weeks) for the community to take the space & time to discuss, share ideas & experiences, find support, ask questions, etc.

Virtual Chalet, 26 April 2022 — “F” for “Failure” — The “virtual chalet” is a recurring informal event (once every 2 weeks) for the community to take the space & time to discuss, share ideas & experiences, find support, ask questions, etc. In this session, we continue our exploration of the theme of becoming better designers through the keyword “Failure”…

Virtual Chalet, 12 April 2022 — “E” for “Expertise” — The “virtual chalet” is a recurring informal event (once every 2 weeks) for the community to take the space & time to discuss, share ideas & experiences, find support, ask questions, etc. We continue our journey in exploring the theme of becoming better designers, and the role of designers &…

The Design & Critical Thinking Community update Hi everyone, It’s been some time since the last update! Here’s what happened on the thirteenth week of 2022. On Tuesday 29 March, we continued our exploration of the theme “becoming better designers” through the keyword “data”, and what it means (or not)…

Critique de l’évènement “Découvrez le Design systémique” du Laptop — Ceci est une réponse critique à l’évènement “Découvrez le Design systémique avec Sylvie Daumal” organisé par LeLaptop mardi 29 mars 2022 et pour lequel je vous invite à visionner le replay ici → https://app.livestorm.co/le-laptop/decouvrez-le-design-systemique-avec-sylvie-daumal/live?s=7c98cd9d-f898-4ffa-b7ad-92e56507e262#/chat Cette critique se veut constructive et je tiens à répéter que Sylvie Daumal à fait une…