Design & Critical Thinking – Details, episodes & analysis

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 the concept of "negative space" in Semiotics, and "Early Heaven" and "Later Heaven" from ancient Chinese Ba Gua. This brings the notion of "the third perspective" and the ability to subvert expectations through the breaking of patterns.

**Sorry for the sound quality**

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LINKS

• Here's a simple yet interesting explanation of "the third perspective" through the analysis of the narrative of the movie AVATAR in contrast to Princess Mononoke → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsNrjTfIGIE
• Introduction to Bayesian Thinking by Julia Galef → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpdBOUnynps
• Bruno Latour's The Sociology of Science → http://www.bruno-latour.fr/taxonomy/term/39.html
• On narrative research → https://medium.com/rettigs-notes/notes-on-narrative-research-6eca7c226891

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Thanks to Matt and Daiana for sharing your thoughts!

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Artwork generated using DALLE, Prompt: “strange attractor, gravity field, beautiful landscape, digital art”

We discuss how to frame problems to explore them and the critical need for diversity (of minds, perspectives, etc) in these early design activities.

We discuss why we need to bring back imagination as many organizations (and practitioners) often jump from problem definition to solution. We then touch upon the concept of "useful frictions" in digital and virtual spaces.

Finally, we talk about Assemblage Theory as a way to understand coupling effects in networks and the notions of territorialization & deterritorialization through a funny thought experiment: "what if we had to design a temporary cult".

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Thanks to Tamika for sharing your thoughts!

Artwork generated using DALLE, Prompt: “a group of explorers discover a new island world full of wonders, futuristic digital art”

In this session, we have a really interesting informal discussion, what Marc called "improv session" and Krasi called "emergent discussion". 

We discuss: 

• 00:00 good enough data for decision-making. 
• 14:42 how organisational dispositionalities can prevent innovation even when people are motivated. 
• 31:00 Past, future. Future, past. 
• 44:00 Anchoring the digital in physical to allow for repurposing.  

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.  

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Le design systémique n'est pas une pratique nouvelle, mais prend de l'ampleur depuis quelques années comme sujet à part entière dans les communautés de designers. 

Cet intérêt soudain créer des attentes et donc un marcher (potentiel) pour les "vendeurs" de cours et de certificats, dont le besoin de simplification d'un sujet particulièrement complexe pousse à des raccourcis grossiers et une codification du discours, appelant à des symboliques & thèmes à la hauteur des vertus avancées: le design systémique permettrait de résoudre les problèmes complexes tels que le changement climatique. 

Avec Fabrice Liut nous engageons donc une discussion critique autour de l'approche, du discours, et des outils proposés: sont-ils à la hauteur de la promesse. Cette vidéo est donc la première d'une série où nous déconstruisons le design systémique. Elle fait suite de ma critique du design systémique disponible ici: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PknjncsBVcA

🌟Fabrice travail avec des leaders du design & conseil qui souhaitent avoir un impact régénératif sur les entreprises et les projets de leurs clients.

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, on our exploration of the theme of “becoming better designers”, we discuss "Goals" (and Jobs to be done) as a way to frame our understanding of a context, people's intents, and how to create useful & valuable solutions for them. Goals are utilitarian but tend to be confused with intents, and might hide the importance of the journey through discovery as tokens of apparent clarity. We also discuss how sense-making practices could enhance the process of coming to a job, not by relying on one individual's perspective.  

🌟 Checkout our island map on Miro → https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOMzFFoY=/?share_link_id=970241385650

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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", and how it conditions our understanding of success (and vice-versa): i.e. a short-term success can be a long-term failure. Moreover, preparing for failure means measuring for it and indirectly creating a fail-safe space, enabling us to discover other opportunities. Therefore, failure is not the goal, it is a means to move beyond an otherwise limiting dichotomy.

🌟 Checkout our island map on Miro → https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOMzFFoY=/?share_link_id=110023631018 

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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 & design in society, using a keyword as a medium for conversations. This week we're at letter "E", exploring the concept of "Expertise" from various perspectives. We used the island template, a (work in progress) collaborative mapping method that uses topography as a categorisation metaphor to help make sense of a context.  

Find out more about the island here → https://explorer.designcriticalthinking.com/ 

Discover what we mapped out in full detail here → https://miro.com/app/board/uXjVOMzFFoY=/?share_link_id=481680795197 

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Ceci est la version francophone de nos sessions informel « Virtual Chalet ». Ces rencontres récurrentes (une fois toutes les 2 semaines) existent afin que la communauté Design & Critical Thinking (D&CT) prenne le temps et l'espace pour discuter, faire du sense, partager des idées et des expériences, trouver du soutien, poser des questions, etc.  

Cette semaine nous discutons de comment "sauter le pas" en tant que créateur de contenu et du perfectionnisme, de pensée systémique (systems thinking) et de design, et de l'économie des connaissances liés aux design.  

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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 "data", and what it means (or not) to be "data-driven". We clarified the different kinds of data (explicit, implicit, qualitative, quantitative) and the importance of context to make sense of them. We also discussed the ethics of using data, how they are collected, and to what end.

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Chalet Virtuel 17 février 2022 – Ceci est la version francophone de nos sessions informel « Virtual Chalet ». Ces rencontres récurrentes (une fois toutes les 2 semaines) existent afin que la communauté Design & Critical Thinking (D&CT) prenne le temps et l'espace pour discuter, faire du sense, partager des idées et des expériences, trouver du soutien, poser des questions, etc.

Cette semaine nous discutons legal design et approcher le design dans le monde juridique, les problèmes et opportunités de la blockchain, et approcher l’humain et la gouvernance pour permettre la collaboration et la distribution de la prise de décision.

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🔗 Liens partagés pendant la session 👇

Le Legal design:
→ https://law.stanford.edu/organizations/pages/legal-design-lab/
→ https://lawbydesign.co/legal-design/
→ https://uxdesign.cc/legal-design-explained-e43129710cd9

Le Cynefin framework → https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynefin_framework

La Total Experience:
→ https://www.walkme.com/glossary/total-experience/
→ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_Experience

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👀 Plus sur nos participants 👇

Christophe Coppin
→ https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophe-coppin-consulting/
→ https://www.hubnot.io

Naji Bouchiba
→ https://www.linkedin.com/in/najibouchiba/
→ https://seweloafrica.com

Céline Grosjean
→ https://www.linkedin.com/in/celinegrosjean/
→ https://www.celinegrosjean.com