Excessive consumption of unnecessary stuff is unquestionably one of the leading causes of climate change. And it’s not just the environment that suffers: the clutter we invite to our lives suffocates us.We have enough, we don’t need more stuff. UX Researcher Anna Rátkai is coming to UX Copenhagen to talk about her passion project “Kind Commerce”. She wants to raise awareness and get more designers to advocate for an alternative approach to e-commerce design.
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Growth has been the default modus operandi for so long it is almost unspoken. This talk challenges ‘growth-default’ along with other ‘defaults’ that inform product and design: masculine default, northern hemisphere default, english defaults etc. It is a call to action to challenge the utility of defaults that inform our work. In this talk, Ruby will draw examples from across the globe and show products moving beyond our current paradigms as well as those stuck in default thinking, while arming you with the tools you need to think differently about product design. It will cover things big and small that we can all do to create better products that align with more inclusive values.
As an automotive engineer with a background in UX design, Elizabeth Musanga is passionate about the intersection of these two fields. Elizabeth will be discussing the current challenges and opportunities facing the automotive industry, and how UX designers can work together with engineers and other stakeholders to create a more sustainable future.
These days, preferences, habits, and psychological triggers fuel impulsive buying tendencies, and many mobile applications encourage this affecting, in the long term, not just how people behave but also the increasing consumerism. Some consequences of encouraging excessive shopping through digital applications raise ethical concerns, as some users may fall into a pattern of compulsive buying, leading to financial strain and adverse mental health effects. But how can we, as professionals, can start helping people to decrease this behavior? How can we influence people to change their behavior and be aware that a harmless “add to the basket” can cause more harm in the long run?
Designing for a more equitable world with systems thinking. In this workshop, Sheryl Cababa discusses how to really make design thinking valuable, and to design for a more just and equitable world, systems thinking needs to be at the center of the designer’s practice. You will learn approaches and methods that help designers kickstart or expand on their systems thinking practice so they can make meaningful change and have real impact.
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