Nº 142 :: Designing in Times of Crisis

Our 142nd meetup at Sentralen was a double feature on design in times of crisis. It was held in person and livestreamed.

The first part was a panel on co-designing the data visualisations in the IPCC Working Group I report, whose Summary for Policymakers was approved in August 2021. Panellists were Anna Pirani and Melissa Gomis of the IPCC WGI Technical Support Unit; Jordan Harold and Irene Lorenzoni of the University of East Anglia and the Tyndall Centre; Angela Morelli and Tom Gabriel Johansen of InfoDesignLab; climate scientist Ed Hawkins of the University of Reading; Gian-Kasper Plattner of EnviDat; and Paola Arias of the University of Antioquia. They described the process and the work of making figures that every country weighs in on.

In the second part, Ron Bronson, Head of Design at 18F, gave the talk "Designing for Crisis: The designer's share of the problem". Against the backdrop of the pandemic, he asked whether designers share responsibility for the consequences of design, and how products, systems and services could be made differently.

Speakers

• Anna Pirani, Head of the IPCC Working Group I Technical Support Unit — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Melissa Gomis, Senior science officer, IPCC WGI Technical Support Unit — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Jordan Harold, Lecturer in Psychology, University of East Anglia / Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Irene Lorenzoni, Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Angela Morelli, Co-founder and CEO, InfoDesignLab — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Tom Gabriel Johansen, Co-founder, InfoDesignLab; Design Director, DIPS — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Ed Hawkins, Professor of climate science, University of Reading — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Gian-Kasper Plattner, Senior Scientist, Head of Program EnviDat — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Paola Arias, Professor, Environmental School, University of Antioquia — Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations (panel)
• Ron Bronson, Head of Design, 18F — Designing for Crisis: The designer's share of the problem

The original event page is on meetup.com.