Stop the Scams & Start the Repairs

In a world where systems are fragile, complex, and constantly under threat, how do we design responsibly?

Talk 1 :: Ross Cowie

Ross Cowie explores the critical tensions between cybersecurity and user experience. Small design choices can create massive vulnerabilities. How do we build security into everyday projects?

Talk 2 :: Ron Bronson

Ron Bronson introduces Design as Repair. A framework that shifts design from invention to maintenance, it asks how we restore trust and functionality in systems that are already failing to protect users and data.

About the event

These two talks invite us to rethink what the role of design should be. In creating the new, and in repairing and securing what we already have, and want to keep.

Tickets are free, thanks to our sponsors 🙏

About the speakers

Ross Cowie

UX Designer at Mnemonic

Ross is a UX Designer at Mnemonic AS, tackling some of the toughest challenges in cybersecurity. With a Master’s in Product Design and 5+ years of experience, he bridges product and 3D design, design research, and technology, always exploring how systems work in the real world.

Ron Bronson

Strategist and Service Designer

Ron Bronson is a strategist and service designer focused on large-scale transformation. He works at the intersection of technology, policy, and design to interrogate how emerging technologies distort everyday life.

Ron is a former Head of Design at 18F and currently an assistant professor of practice in urban technology at the University of Michigan.