A talk about purpose for Ravensbourne students on June 8th 2023.

2. Good for what?
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
alex@designswarm.com
@iotwatch on twitter

3. design + tech + climate

4. Moral disengagement
Better design
Laddering up

5. Moral disengagement
Better design work
Laddering up

7. We got 99 problems…
Racism
Sexism
Homophobia
Transphobia
Equal pay
Breach of privacy
Modern slavery
Addiction
Corruption
Cost of Living
Warfare

8. It’s not about good ideas, it’s about spillover effects.

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It’s not about good ideas, it’s about spillover effects.

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It’s not about good ideas, it’s about spillover effects.

11. It’s not about good messaging, it’s about execution.

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It’s not about good intentions, it’s about actions.

13. Moral disengagement
Better design
Laddering up

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It’s not about good design when nothing gets made.

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It’s about design that makes you think, then act.

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It’s about design that discloses complexity.

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It’s about design that helps you plan your future.

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It’s about design that discloses complexity.

19. Moral disengagement
Better design work
Laddering up

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Observing

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Michelle Thorne
Following

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Engaging

24. 25
Engaging

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Engaging

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Joining

27. 28
Joining

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Advocating

29. 30
Keep checking in

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31. We can never go home again,
and we need to fashion narrative
forms able to catch the full
complexities of this
collective predicament’
- Stuart Hall
We can never go home again,
and we need to fashion narrative
forms able to catch the full
complexities of this
collective predicament
- Stuart Hall

32. Thank you
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
alex@designswarm.com
@iotwatch on twitter