Shaping the Future, from the Global South
There are many ways to imagine the future, but not all of them start from the same place.
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In-depth analysis, research and reflections on responsible technology, accessibility and decolonial thinking.
Cartographies of the Detour
-Gonzalo Benavente Secco, 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 Gonzalo Benavente Secco, we explore what it means to create when technology promises to automate it all
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Cartographies of the Detour
-Nicolás Madoery, 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 Nicolás Madoery, we explore how to design cultural futures in a digital ecosystem dominated by the logic of ext
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Inhabiting the Image
What happens when our memories are incomplete?
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Shaping the Future, Step by Step
The future of your organization isn't defined by a five-year plan or a mission statement, but by something much more immediate and powerful: the unseen decisions your teams make every day.
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Cartographies of the Detour
"Cartographies of the Detour" could have been a Victorian game coined by Proust, but we will instead present it as a series of brief yet meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical acuity with human depth, always from—and for—the South.
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“AI Artists”: Between Plagiarism and Art Direction
By Cristian Situ Generative artificial intelligence has burst onto the scene as a cultural revolution unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Nano Banana, and others can generate in seconds images that once required years of artistic practice. On social media, users who bring these images to life through prompts already refer to themselves as—or are celebrated as—:
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Cartographies of the Detour: Beatriz Ricci, from the South
"Cartographies of the Detour" could have been a Victorian game coined by Proust, but we will instead present it as a series of brief yet meaningful interviews that seek to balance critical acuity with human depth, always from—and for—the South.
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I Wanna Be Soil
By Toban Shadlyn I Want to Be Earth[1] Barcelona is nestled between two rivers, the Besòs to the northeast and the Llobregat to the southwest. For most residents, these rivers represent boundaries—areas where metro lines thin out, where graffiti becomes more prevalent, where the city gives way to industrial parks. And yet, these rivers, along with the mountain reservoirs and underground aquifers
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Design Is Different in the Neighborhood
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
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Designing in the Face of Uncertainty: When Design Becomes a Compass
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
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Holding onto what seems contradictory: an invitation to see things differently
By Diego Rey Sun Han There are days when everything feels a little overwhelming. The news, the meetings, the small decisions that feel like huge ones. Meanwhile, we’re faced with the idea that there are only two paths: either you’re for it, or you’re against it. Do you move quickly or take your time? Do you innovate or stick with what already works? Without realizing it, we go into conversations weighed down by baggage
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