Nº 134 :: World Interaction Design Day with Cennydd Bowles and Y Panel debate

We marked World Interaction Design Day 2019 at Netlife, under that year's global theme "Trust and Responsibility". The evening was produced in partnership with the Y Oslo conference and was livestreamed on Vimeo and Facebook.

Cennydd Bowles, author of Future Ethics and former design lead at Twitter UK, gave the talk "Building Better Worlds". He argued that institutions are under strain from automation and climate change, and that designers and technologists can help prototype better futures by moving beyond a narrow user-centred focus. He outlined three responsibilities: accepting the moral duties of making things, acting as custodians of the planet, and giving many people a stake in the future.

Guro Røberg then moderated a panel on trust and responsibility with Bowles, Anja Schönhaug (privacy and equality), Bente Kalsnes (news and information) and Josina Vink (reshaping social structures through design).

Speakers

• Cennydd Bowles, Author of Future Ethics and Undercover User Experience Design; independent consultant, former design lead at Twitter UK — Building Better Worlds
• Guro Røberg, Panel moderator
• Anja Schönhaug, Panellist (privacy and equality)
• Bente Kalsnes, Panellist (news and information)
• Josina Vink, Panellist (reshaping social structures through design)

The original event page is on meetup.com.