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Pragmatic to a fault
How a lack of narrative stunts the growth of the climate movement and liberal American politics in the 21st century. (+ resources)
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Putting the social back in media
🍄 Growth Imperatives, No. 16
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Thinking beyond the 20th century’s reductive design methods
We've entered the "find out" phase of the "fuck around and find out" climate cycle. Will that force a change to long-entrenched design methods?
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
A new metric for design beyond ‘growth’
What is “degrowth,” and how can it influence design?
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Power, Politics, and Climate Change
🍄 Growth Imperatives, No. 14
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Friction is a reminder
Much of the design industry's work is centered on making life as simple as possible, but what happens when that idea is taken too far?
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Crossing design’s climate skill chasm
The tools, mindsets, and actions that got us here won't get us there.
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
What’s driving design culture?
Even if design drives culture, we have to ask, "Who's at the wheel? And where are they driving to?"
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
🍄 Growth Imperatives No. 7: Tech Divisions
Global tech culture is splitting into two visions of the future: erasing humanity and rekindling it. Which side are you on?
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Platforming care in design
How could changing our definition of ‘good design’ help the industry address the climate crisis?
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
Seeing through design, Part II: Breaking out of the box
What other ways can designers imagine the future, besides through technology?
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Lukas Yonis Abubeker
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