Nº 123 :: Would, Should, Could: Visions of a Class of Ethical Designers

We hosted Cameron Tonkinwise, Professor of Interdisciplinary Design at the University of Technology Sydney, at Sentralen. He had previously been Director of Doctoral Studies at Carnegie Mellon's School of Design, where he helped develop Transition Design, and Associate Dean of Sustainability at Parsons.

Tonkinwise argued that because interaction designers shape what people find possible and desirable, they should act more politically, and as a class, towards visions of better societies. He acknowledged that this sits uneasily with some of the pleasures of design work, particularly in Lean and Agile settings, and proposed a maximalist design ethics in place of a minimal "do not harm" stance.

The evening opened with music by Maren Selvaag and closed with questions and mingling.

Speakers

• Cameron Tonkinwise, Professor of Interdisciplinary Design, University of Technology Sydney — Would, Should, Could: Visions of a Class of Ethical Designers
• Maren Selvaag, Musical introduction

The original event page is on meetup.com.