I’ll be updating this journal with reflections on a new research program into the ‘postdigital’. This project aims to spark discussion on our changing relationship with technology, and to experiment with new processes of collective and creative collaboration. As an approach, the postdigital is still forming. It offers a reflection…

InsightOS has been a hive of activity! In this newsletter we’ll share some of the cultural stuff that we’ve been noodling on in Salon #3 and #4, as well as some useful resources to mark IWD :) Originally posted on InsightOS #3 Portability Following our Refashioning Activism Insight Salon, we kicked off…

Originally published on InsightOS Over the past weeks we have been making strides. Thanks to our salons, and the beautiful collective members, the form of InsightOS is emerging. Here are some of the ‘cultural selections’ that we were gravitating around in our first two Insight Salons. Enjoy :) #1 Playful Chaos We used…

We organise our insight projects by allocating resource to the following three ‘departments’: The Department of Style, Brand and Design Breathing spirit into the project; creating mood boards; researching and designing visuals; mapping the concepts via infographics; and making the whole thing stand out from the crowd. Key roles: Mood maker: designing the atmosphere, vibrations and feeling…

Summary: Finance and fashion have collided. This manifesto calls for a new approach to money and finance via the metanarrative of ‘design’. …

If we wish to expand the possibilities of our experience of the internet, we should pay close attention to different types of social arrangements that have emerged over the centuries. The ‘Salon’ Experience DESCRIPTION: Salons were popular in the 18th century. They were places for polite, pleasurable and educational conversations. In the internet…

A discussion guide frames research conversations, giving them flow, depth and structure. They ignite ideas, prompt reflective comments, and help a conversation meander. After a large chunk of exploratory conversations we should have strong answers to these research trajectories. ##This document may be updated## Design Designing the rhythms of daily life …

Welcome to the publication. This article sketches the ideology behind the immersive design and insight experience ‘Collective Dreaming: Reimagining design, money and cultures’ starting on July 22nd. It is a series of deep meaningful conversations, research outputs, collaborative spaces, and co-designed rituals shaped by next-gen voices of the Class of…

Summary: Finance and fashion have collided. In response, Eden will adopt ‘design’ as both metanarrative and foundation for exploring money and finance. We will use applied imagination, systems thinking, and collectivism to develop a rich intertextual story that authentically reflects the mindset of the recession generation. Eden will imagine the…