2017 showed design's many unintended consequences on society. But it also shined a light on design ethics, moving us from learning about hooking our users, to a place where we can think about the long-term effects of our design on society.

1. Christmas Edition
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2. 2017 in Review
A year of witnessing design’s
unintended consequences on
society

3. March 2017 - Designing for Humans
THE INFORMATION
ARCHITECTURE SUMMIT
It all started at the IA Summit’s conference on Artificial
Intelligence where I watched two very different talks
back to back

4. AI for IA’s: Machine
Learning Demystified
Carol Smith
Carol’s talk aimed to reassure us that AI was
still in its infancy and could help automate
basic procedures, with an ongoing guidance by
human input

7. The Futures We Want:
Architecting Reality
Kaleem Khan
Kaleem showed us the potential dangers of AI
today, including issues with security, privacy,
and who has power over technology

8. The X-47B is able to land, unmanned, at an aircraft carrier, the most precise maneuver you can
ask from fighter aircraft. Kaleem asks us to consider the way we would make a decision to wage
war against other humans when we no longer have to sacrifice humans on our side?

9. Consider that this man is currently in power…

10. Speaking of Trump and presidential elections, Facebook got itself into trouble with its
algorithms, which helped to spread Fake News. And in general, people questioned
Facebook’s current value to society.

11. “I don't remember doing this [creating
addictive behavior] consciously, and I
launched the like button. I remember
doing explicit tests to not want it to
cannibalize comments because
emotionally, comments were more
rewarding.
The like button, if it traded a comment
for 2 likes would have been a failure in
the team that launched its eyes.
It's a success if it gets more people to
have affirmation from their peers.”
-Jared Morgenstern

12. What about AirBnB’s effect on the gentrification of neighborhoods and
growing tourism in once locals-only spots?

13. Intended Consequences?

14. 2017
A light on design ethics and an
evolving approach to design

15. “The ultimate freedom is a
free mind, and we need
technology that’s on our
team to help us live, feel,
think and act freely.”
-Tristan Harris

17. “A new design culture won’t arise
due to any new science of human
nature, or any new philosophy.
Only with a new understanding of
daily life, when a new aspect of
each designer’s inner life is
brought into focus, and that new
focus changes their vision of what
society is all about.”
-Joe Edelman

20. “We have the responsibility to
evolve from human-centered
design thinkers to humanity-
centered designers”
-Rob Girling

22. How can philosophy help
us make decisions on
these issues?

23. From 1600’s to 1900’s From 1900’s to Today
Idealism Post Idealism
From 600 BC to 1500’s
Transcendetal
Realism
Reality
Self
Self
Unknown
?
Nothing
A Western History of Metaphysical
Viewpoints

24. “Believe it or not, it wasn’t new
technologies that led to new
institutions in the past, it was
changing ideas of human nature
and society.”
-Joe Edelman

25. Understanding Different Meaning and Beliefs
Supernatural Existence
Spirit
Natural Phenomena

26. Soul Machine
Two Broad Perspectives with Vast Consequences

27. DESIGN IN THE
21ST CENTURY
Increasing expansion of the role of
design, and therefore its
responsibilities and considerations

29. Design
Process
Design
System
Society
Design
Process
Design
System
Design
Process
Design
System

30. Dialogue