In-depth analysis, research and reflections on responsible technology, accessibility and decolonial thinking.
The Commitment to Cosmotecnics -By Óscar Bodí Pons- When we talk about artificial intelligence, we tend to do so in the singular: AI, the future, progress. That apparent neutrality of the definite article, however, conceals a philosophical and political operation of enormous scope. Hong Kong-based philosopher Yuk Hui has been analyzing this logic for years, and his assessment is very clear: technology
By María José Lovatón In Peru, more than one million people work in the public sector[1], distributed among the national government, regional governments, and municipalities. The public sector has more than 250 million soles annually[2] to “serve” millions of citizens. However, we are currently facing a generation
Alex Hernández, from the Global South What does it mean to imagine from the margins? *Cartographies of the Detour* is a series of brief but meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical depth with humanity, from a perspective rooted in the Global South and for the Global South. In this conversation with Alex Hernández, we discuss the paths that led her to choose the defense of rights as a way of life.
In the face of the toll taken by violence, fear, and fragmentation, Latin American feminist resistance movements propose a return to the body, to connection, and to collective action as concrete ways to sustain life and explore other possible futures.
In ancestral agricultural wisdom, the diversity it has generated, and the reciprocity expressed in the Quechua concept of “uyway,” we find the keys to a sustainable future. This article by Illa Liendo Tagle encourages us to return to our roots to address today’s crises.
By Mauro Fernández, with photos by Andrés Kishimoto In the heart of Lima, the Shipibo Konibo are rewriting their history and challenging the logic of a city that sees them but does not truly look at them. Cantagallo, where the jungle persists within the city, is a chronicle of how art, community, and memory become a form of resistance against a system that tends to homogenize diversity. The morning began
By Galo Zapata In the neighborhoods, people don’t just talk about innovation—they do it. Not because they have time, resources, or peace of mind to spare, but because urgency doesn’t wait. Social transformation doesn’t begin in offices or design labs. It begins on the street corner. At the communal potluck. In the soup kitchen, in the “glass of milk” committees, at the grassroots level in the neighborhoods. On the soccer field where young people organize
By Abel Valdez “We designers often focus too much on the object being designed, and not enough on the system within which it operates.” — Don Norman, *The Design of Everyday Things*. In contexts where uncertainty is the norm rather than the exception, design begins to take on a role different from the one traditionally attributed to it. It is not merely a matter of beautifying, communicating, or cr
By Álex Hernández The film "Harta" (Straw), written, directed, and starring Tyler Perry, which premiered on Netflix in 2025, immerses us in the life of Janiyah Wiltkinson, a single mother who must navigate raising her sick daughter within a broken economic system. We watch her overcome obstacle after obstacle—as if in a race—making impossible decisions in an effort to provide her with the
In the world of social development, chaos is often not an anomaly—it is the starting point.
“We have money, too” is the phrase that made us laugh after a long, heartfelt conversation with friends with disabilities, with whom I often collaborate.
A personal journey uncovers the connection between climate and period poverty.
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