The Story of Design

Character, setting and plot as a way of understanding our social, economic, and political context
The Story of Design

Stories are the way that people can make sense of reality. In cognitive behavioural conceptions about how people understand the world, experience is reduced to stimulus, interpretation, and response.

The Big Picture

The human scale and experience design
The Big Picture

We are concerned with the minutiae, especially as our roles within the process become much more specialized. My question has often been, who is thinking about the big picture?

The Evolution of a Designer

Stephen Bau, a brief biography
The Evolution of a Designer

As a designer, I have been adapting to the social, economic, political, and technological environment for fifty-one years.

Reinventing Design Education

A Laboratory for the Future of Humanity
Reinventing Design Education

Can we shift our focus from designing physical artifacts to designing living systems?

The Adjacent Possible

The Resilience Project with Denise Pope
The Adjacent Possible

The phenomenon of coinciding discoveries or inventions without direct communication, coordination, or cooperation.

Becoming Human

Remembering Jean Vanier
Becoming Human

Becoming human is more than an individual desire. It is a collective aspiration. How can we become more human?

Builders Collective

Reimagining our Social Architecture
Builders Collective

Human-centred design involves a process of understanding what is most important and what we can do that will be the most effective in solving the challenges we face.