Systems Thinking in design is (sometimes) Systems-washing

A short critical analysis of “What’s the Point of AI without Design and Systems Thinking? ”

Kevin Richard
8 min readOct 24, 2023

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Detergent poured into a washing machine as a metaphor for how systems thinking is often treated in design circles
Detergent poured into a washing machine as a metaphor for how systems thinking is often treated in design circles — Photo by No Revisions on Unsplash

Recently, I stumbled upon this article, “What’s the Point of AI without Design and Systems Thinking?”, highlighted by

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Kevin Richard

Senior Designer & Strategist in the🇨🇭Banking industry. Critical / UX / Design / Systems / Complexity thinker, learner, practitioner.