The Art of Innovation

Kelley, T. (2001). "The Art Of Innovation: Lessons In Creativity From IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm". Crown Business. 23-52.

21.03.2022

Notes on the text:

• Designporcess isn’t static nor linear
• Observing people and how they use a product in the ideal condition
• Users can be too polite or dishonest
• There are no dumb questions
• As a designer you need to consider the human factor and the habit of people.
• Don’t try to change people, optimize the product for humans
• «Not everyone is like you»
• bug list = list of problems in everyday life, potential for innovation

Post-growth?

Franzini, L., Herzog, R., Rutz, S., Ryser, F., Ziltener, K., Zwicky, P. (2021). “Postwachstum? Aktuelle Auseinandersetzungen um einen grundlegenden gesellschaftlichen Wandel". edition 8. chapter ["Die Postwachtumsökonomie als plünderungsfreier Zukunftsentwurf, Paech, N., page 73-82] chapter["Von der imperialen zur konvivialen Technik", Vetter, A., page 159-167]

Notes on the text:

Post growth economics is a economic school of thought that denies the idea of infinite growth and in its place a downsizing. The idea is that we have to reduce our consumption and, accordingly, produce less. People need to change their material needs for such a state. We live in a world where things are replaced too quickly, especially technical devices.

• Possible ways out of the consumption trot: Self-limitation: consume/replace things only when necessary, Reduction, Complete renunciation: not doing something for the principle
• self-sufficiency practices: Community use / extension of useful life / self-production
• "Time is the scarcest resource people have at their disposal”