Using design to bring back our humanity in a world full of code
About the Talk
17 min: Using design to bring back our humanity in a world full of code | Brian LeDuc | TEDxUCSanDiego: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih5pnNWtzyM
Every choice you make shapes someone else's experience: that makes you a designer, whether you call yourself one or not. Brian LeDuc argues that curiosity, imagination that creates hope, and testing ideas with real people are the human skills we need most as AI makes it easier than ever to create without talking to anyone.
I talk about my experience leading local chapters of design thinking training events, introducing folks to design and how it changes them, how education might use design to prepare students for the future of work, and how I used it in my own life as well.
But most importantly, running underneath is the case for everyone to use design to solve problems, together, in communities, where you are, to fix "bad design." It's going to take all of us.
And by the end, I share that design is how we show people we care.
The Framework
If it resonates, send it to one person who you think it will have an impact on.
Here are a few ideas to use this talk with your team or classroom:
Introduce using design to solve problems
Talk about "bad design” and where we notice it in the world
Identify a challenge in your work that you might try solving in a new way
Consider how you can resolve a conflict in your life by spending time “getting curious” about it
Inspire and empower your team about the designs you create
Ready to spread the word?
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I'd love to hear how you plan to use what you learned (and what you think). Share your plans in the comments of my launch post on Linkedin and learn from others!
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