Publications

Ruined by Design

Type
Link
Cost
Paid
Published
2019
Full Name
Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World, and What We Can Do to Fix It

The world is working exactly as designed. And it’s not working very well. Which means we need to do a better job of designing it. Design is a craft with an amazing amount of power. The power to choose. The power to influence. Ruined by Design will make you see that design is a political act. What we choose to design is a political act. Who we choose to work for is a political act. Who we choose to work with is a political act. And, most importantly, the people we’ve excluded from these decisions is the biggest and stupidest political act we’ve made as a society.

5 Takeaways on how to fix the world ruined by Design

  1. Establishing an ethical code

  2. Preparing future generations

  3. Being gatekeepers: asking why and saying no

  4. Changing things from inside

  5. Establishing regulation