60 acast.com Design Tomorrow http://www.designtomorrow.co en Christopher Butler design, technology, humanities, the future Christopher Butler What we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> false Christopher Butler info+5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd@mg-eu.acast.com 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd design-tomorrow episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd/1535912251590-538e4ef3059a8111d9441fb8a005b1b2.jpeg http://www.designtomorrow.co Design Tomorrow <![CDATA[Phones Never Die. They're Eaten By Birds]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2019 08:00:09 GMT 33:38 5d756671f12cb8ec5ac9a230 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/phones-never-die-theyre-eaten-by-birds 5d756671f12cb8ec5ac9a230 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd phones-never-die-theyre-eaten-by-birds full 26 Can we really call it progress when it creates so much waste? What if your phone — the one you’re using right now — was your last phone? Take a good look at it and imagine using it for the rest of your life. Could it even last that long? Could you? Probably not. Today I want to think about what that means. What happens to a planet and its people when technological progress is measured in product cycles. And what happens when there's no balance sheet to account for the other side of that — when every new product leaves billions of products and accessories and packaging behind…


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Music

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  • Felt
  • Fall Creek Unit
  • Formation Process
  • Novation Peak
  • Mariposa
  • Alluvial
  • Natoma
  • Spindle
  • Illumination Ceremony

Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Can we really call it progress when it creates so much waste? What if your phone — the one you’re using right now — was your last phone? Take a good look at it and imagine using it for the rest of your life. Could it even last that long? Could you? Probably not. Today I want to think about what that means. What happens to a planet and its people when technological progress is measured in product cycles. And what happens when there's no balance sheet to account for the other side of that — when every new product leaves billions of products and accessories and packaging behind…


Show Notes

Music

All music used in this episode was independently produced by r beny and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.

  • Felt
  • Fall Creek Unit
  • Formation Process
  • Novation Peak
  • Mariposa
  • Alluvial
  • Natoma
  • Spindle
  • Illumination Ceremony

Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> <![CDATA[You Don't Have to Be an Entrepreneur, Part 2]]> Mon, 26 Aug 2019 08:00:52 GMT 23:07 5d62c1a4e6f5dad94a5becb3 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/you-dont-have-to-be-an-entrepreneur-part-2 5d62c1a4e6f5dad94a5becb3 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd you-dont-have-to-be-an-entrepreneur-part-2 full 25 Every discussion of entrepreneurship is really a discussion about values. Today, we'll follow up on last week's episode, where we began a discussion of entrepreneurship by resetting that idea — by challenging the story of entrepreneurship. We contrasted the protagonist — the hero CEO — with the reality of who we are. And we contrasted the plot — the capitalistic, meritocratic variant of the hero's journey — with the meandering serendipity of our lives' paths. But dismantling one story doesn't write ours for us. And so that's where we'll pick up today — with how we begin — by identifying, examining, and ordering our values so that they may serve as a foundation for the creative and productive lives we build upon them…


Music

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Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Every discussion of entrepreneurship is really a discussion about values. Today, we'll follow up on last week's episode, where we began a discussion of entrepreneurship by resetting that idea — by challenging the story of entrepreneurship. We contrasted the protagonist — the hero CEO — with the reality of who we are. And we contrasted the plot — the capitalistic, meritocratic variant of the hero's journey — with the meandering serendipity of our lives' paths. But dismantling one story doesn't write ours for us. And so that's where we'll pick up today — with how we begin — by identifying, examining, and ordering our values so that they may serve as a foundation for the creative and productive lives we build upon them…


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.

Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> <![CDATA[You Don't Have to Be an Entrepreneur]]> Mon, 19 Aug 2019 15:49:10 GMT 24:06 5d5abf09766f9f4d723ffc88 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/you-dont-have-to-be-an-entrepreneur 5d5abf09766f9f4d723ffc88 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd you-dont-have-to-be-an-entrepreneur full 24 Entrepreneurship doesn’t have to mean what you think it means.


Over the course of the next two episodes, I'd like to share with you how my own perspective on “entrepreneurship” has evolved, and offer a critique of the sameness of the popular model of the entrepreneur. I'll also give you eight little nuggets of wisdom that have been helpful to me on my journey so far, and only grow in their value to me as it continues…


Show Notes


Music

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Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


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]]> Entrepreneurship doesn’t have to mean what you think it means.


Over the course of the next two episodes, I'd like to share with you how my own perspective on “entrepreneurship” has evolved, and offer a critique of the sameness of the popular model of the entrepreneur. I'll also give you eight little nuggets of wisdom that have been helpful to me on my journey so far, and only grow in their value to me as it continues…


Show Notes


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The Future vs. The Future The Future vs. The Future Mon, 05 Aug 2019 08:50:17 GMT 32:40 5d472293acdd5ca230211be9 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-future-vs-the-future 5d472293acdd5ca230211be9 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-future-vs-the-future full 23 Every vision of the future is a better index of the present from which it came than whatever time it imagines. So today, let's look back at some of the things we believed would serve as landmarks of the future. Not to point out how quaint they are or to dunk on the blind spots of the past. But so that we can better understand why — no matter what shiny new objects we make and use — we never quite feel like we've gotten to the future. Why it's so difficult to recognize how far we've come…


Show Notes

Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.

Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Every vision of the future is a better index of the present from which it came than whatever time it imagines. So today, let's look back at some of the things we believed would serve as landmarks of the future. Not to point out how quaint they are or to dunk on the blind spots of the past. But so that we can better understand why — no matter what shiny new objects we make and use — we never quite feel like we've gotten to the future. Why it's so difficult to recognize how far we've come…


Show Notes

Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.

Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Words Matter Words Matter Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:00:02 GMT 17:05 5d350e5787abfdf174ced71d false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/words-matter 5d350e5787abfdf174ced71d 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd words-matter full 22 Too often we think of the word "design" as a shorthand for an ecosystem of mostly visual phenomena. But words play an enormous, though often unseen, role in the creation of everything. Today, I want to tell you a story about how my life was changed by a few words said quickly, but words which I will never forget...


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Too often we think of the word "design" as a shorthand for an ecosystem of mostly visual phenomena. But words play an enormous, though often unseen, role in the creation of everything. Today, I want to tell you a story about how my life was changed by a few words said quickly, but words which I will never forget...


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> <![CDATA[A.I. Ain't that I.]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:53:31 GMT 19:05 5d07b76df93596346110e8c5 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/ai-aint-that-i 5d07b76df93596346110e8c5 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd ai-aint-that-i full 21 The majority of our clicking and tapping is a repetitive act of information management. Isn't A.I. supposed to help us with this? Don't hold your breath... Today, on Design Tomorrow, in the tradition of the rantiest of rants, I'd like to, well, rant about a few things. About AI and us, about wasted time and wasting of the land, and about the lowing and highing of design...


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Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The majority of our clicking and tapping is a repetitive act of information management. Isn't A.I. supposed to help us with this? Don't hold your breath... Today, on Design Tomorrow, in the tradition of the rantiest of rants, I'd like to, well, rant about a few things. About AI and us, about wasted time and wasting of the land, and about the lowing and highing of design...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The Glove, the Display, and the Possible Future The Glove, the Display, and the Possible Future Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:00:11 GMT 22:36 5cf4215aa8884ee176c8a9ff false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-glove-the-display-and-the-possible-future 5cf4215aa8884ee176c8a9ff 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-glove-the-display-and-the-possible-future full 20 Is technology a means to an end — the ladder we climb to a future we want to inhabit because it's better for us than the present — or is it as far as we let our minds and hearts go? In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll connect a few stories about technology that didn't make it in order to better understand the technological path our culture is on...


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Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Is technology a means to an end — the ladder we climb to a future we want to inhabit because it's better for us than the present — or is it as far as we let our minds and hearts go? In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll connect a few stories about technology that didn't make it in order to better understand the technological path our culture is on...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Ugh. Advertising. Ugh. Advertising. Mon, 20 May 2019 19:58:27 GMT 37:36 5ce30182d0bbc9e974c15c6b false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/ugh-advertising 5ce30182d0bbc9e974c15c6b 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd ugh-advertising full 19 Does advertising still make sense in our world today? How does a form of media always known as an associated form — as something that sips from the attention river flowing to and from other things — function when the complexity of those waterways has exponentially increased?



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Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Does advertising still make sense in our world today? How does a form of media always known as an associated form — as something that sips from the attention river flowing to and from other things — function when the complexity of those waterways has exponentially increased?



Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits


Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The Interface and Me The Interface and Me Mon, 06 May 2019 19:19:03 GMT 34:13 5cd085ae2e0b24cb537574fc false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-interface-and-me 5cd085ae2e0b24cb537574fc 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-interface-and-me full 18 Are interfaces good? Or are they a distraction — for us the makers, and for the users we believe we are helping? How can we think better about both how we interface with digital experiences, personally, and how others do it? Today, we'll think deeply about the nature of the interface — what it is, and what it says about us, the people who made it — and explore the need for new rules for better interface-making...


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Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Are interfaces good? Or are they a distraction — for us the makers, and for the users we believe we are helping? How can we think better about both how we interface with digital experiences, personally, and how others do it? Today, we'll think deeply about the nature of the interface — what it is, and what it says about us, the people who made it — and explore the need for new rules for better interface-making...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Useful Fictions Useful Fictions Mon, 22 Apr 2019 10:00:15 GMT 23:08 5cbcc5384332e779365af797 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/useful-fictions 5cbcc5384332e779365af797 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd useful-fictions full 17 We live in a time of illusions. Simulations that reflect back upon us more than just the passage of time, but something important about who we are. Something unique is going on right now — with the tools and technology we have — that is giving us the ability to stop, stretch, bend, and replay time. In this episode, we'll explore what that offers us, we for whom at some point, time will end...


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Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.

Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> We live in a time of illusions. Simulations that reflect back upon us more than just the passage of time, but something important about who we are. Something unique is going on right now — with the tools and technology we have — that is giving us the ability to stop, stretch, bend, and replay time. In this episode, we'll explore what that offers us, we for whom at some point, time will end...


Links

Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.

Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The Last Thing We Need Are Smartphones The Last Thing We Need Are Smartphones Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:00:48 GMT 22:22 5caa293aa63a39c63fb1f89f false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-last-thing-we-need-are-smartphones 5caa293aa63a39c63fb1f89f 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-last-thing-we-need-are-smartphones full 16 When so many problems of existence remain unsolved, we haven't earned the luxury of smartphones. So this is an intervention. A challenge to the status quo of waste and distraction and triviality and short-term pile-on that is our way of life here in 2019...


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Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> When so many problems of existence remain unsolved, we haven't earned the luxury of smartphones. So this is an intervention. A challenge to the status quo of waste and distraction and triviality and short-term pile-on that is our way of life here in 2019...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Behind Every Robot Behind Every Robot Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:00:07 GMT 34:24 5c97d379d13cb550212291f9 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/behind-every-robot 5c97d379d13cb550212291f9 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd behind-every-robot full 15 What is it about robots that compels us to create them? And what does it say about a culture that makes machine surrogates despite not having reached a consensus about why to make them in the first place? In this episode, we'll explore the robots taking over our world, and the agenda behind them...


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Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> What is it about robots that compels us to create them? And what does it say about a culture that makes machine surrogates despite not having reached a consensus about why to make them in the first place? In this episode, we'll explore the robots taking over our world, and the agenda behind them...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits


Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The Real Value of Ideas The Real Value of Ideas Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:30:28 GMT 19:54 5c8537ef56c94e0336878d46 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-real-value-of-ideas 5c8537ef56c94e0336878d46 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-real-value-of-ideas full 14 What are our ideas worth? Are they as valuable as we think they are? And what might change about how we act on our ideas once we start thinking differently about how we value them and how unique they really are? In this episode, we'll explore how simultaneous ideas and discoveries throughout history show that ideas and minds probably work differently than we think...



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All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> What are our ideas worth? Are they as valuable as we think they are? And what might change about how we act on our ideas once we start thinking differently about how we value them and how unique they really are? In this episode, we'll explore how simultaneous ideas and discoveries throughout history show that ideas and minds probably work differently than we think...



Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> How to Make Good Things How to Make Good Things Tue, 26 Feb 2019 11:30:21 GMT 16:26 5c74503f61e75ed37154f4c2 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/how-to-make-good-things 5c74503f61e75ed37154f4c2 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd how-to-make-good-things full 13 They say that practice makes perfect. I'll settle for "practice makes good," thank you very much! In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll explore what it means to practice - what there is in repetition that can help us to get better. Not just at what we do, but also at who we are.


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Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


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Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> They say that practice makes perfect. I'll settle for "practice makes good," thank you very much! In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll explore what it means to practice - what there is in repetition that can help us to get better. Not just at what we do, but also at who we are.


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Computer World Computer World Mon, 11 Feb 2019 12:00:44 GMT 23:33 5c605f2f9dd2b5ca2acdd8cd false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/computer-world 5c605f2f9dd2b5ca2acdd8cd 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd computer-world full 12 There are very few people left on Earth for whom the world isn't shaped by computers or seen through their screens. But does it have to be this way? In this episode, we'll explore how screens — and the images they reveal — are just as much a manifestation of the world from which they come as they are the raw materials of a story about the next one: the future...


Links


Music

With the exception of a brief sample from a live performance of Kraftwerk in 1978, all music used in this episode was independently produced and shared with Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use by Able Parris of kamuter.


Some of My Favorite Independent Media

  • Robin Sloan is a writer and self-styled media inventor who constantly inspires me by independently producing short stories and "odd-shaped internet projects." His latest workspace is called Year of the Meteor, where he's writing a regular newsletter and producing some interesting zine-like media. Robin and his partner Kathryn Tomajan also independently produce California extra virgin olive oil under the label: Fat Gold
  • Desert Oracle is a pocket-sized field guide (and radio show) to the fascinating American deserts: strange tales, singing sand dunes, sagebrush trails, artists and aliens, authors and oddballs, ghost towns and modern legends, musicians and mystics, scorpions and saguaros! Independently produced by Ken Layne.
  • Mysterious Universe is my favorite podcast about the weird, the strange, the paranormal, and the metaphysical independently produced for over a decade in Sydney, Australia. You can support them by listening and becoming a member of their Plus Club.
  • Logic Magazine is a print magazine about technology that publishes three times per year and maintains an intentionally small digital footprint.
  • Hurry Slowly is a podcast about how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient through the simple act of slowing down.
  • Aquarium Drunkard is an eclectic audio journal focused on daily reviews, interviews, features, podcasts and sessions.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> There are very few people left on Earth for whom the world isn't shaped by computers or seen through their screens. But does it have to be this way? In this episode, we'll explore how screens — and the images they reveal — are just as much a manifestation of the world from which they come as they are the raw materials of a story about the next one: the future...


Links


Music

With the exception of a brief sample from a live performance of Kraftwerk in 1978, all music used in this episode was independently produced and shared with Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use by Able Parris of kamuter.


Some of My Favorite Independent Media

  • Robin Sloan is a writer and self-styled media inventor who constantly inspires me by independently producing short stories and "odd-shaped internet projects." His latest workspace is called Year of the Meteor, where he's writing a regular newsletter and producing some interesting zine-like media. Robin and his partner Kathryn Tomajan also independently produce California extra virgin olive oil under the label: Fat Gold
  • Desert Oracle is a pocket-sized field guide (and radio show) to the fascinating American deserts: strange tales, singing sand dunes, sagebrush trails, artists and aliens, authors and oddballs, ghost towns and modern legends, musicians and mystics, scorpions and saguaros! Independently produced by Ken Layne.
  • Mysterious Universe is my favorite podcast about the weird, the strange, the paranormal, and the metaphysical independently produced for over a decade in Sydney, Australia. You can support them by listening and becoming a member of their Plus Club.
  • Logic Magazine is a print magazine about technology that publishes three times per year and maintains an intentionally small digital footprint.
  • Hurry Slowly is a podcast about how you can be more productive, creative, and resilient through the simple act of slowing down.
  • Aquarium Drunkard is an eclectic audio journal focused on daily reviews, interviews, features, podcasts and sessions.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> This Creation of Our Genius This Creation of Our Genius Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:50:56 GMT 26:02 5c4e5b22200e0a751eb89a3a false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/this-creation-of-our-genius 5c4e5b22200e0a751eb89a3a 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd this-creation-of-our-genius full 11 As long as we've been self-aware, we've desired companionship. And yet, we are not enough for one another; we hunger for something more - something that folklore, imaginary friends, and now technology have attempted to satisfy. Today, we stand at a crossroads beyond which is a future full of artificial lives. What kinds of minds will we create for ourselves? And what kind of future will those minds make for us?


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.





Credits


Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> As long as we've been self-aware, we've desired companionship. And yet, we are not enough for one another; we hunger for something more - something that folklore, imaginary friends, and now technology have attempted to satisfy. Today, we stand at a crossroads beyond which is a future full of artificial lives. What kinds of minds will we create for ourselves? And what kind of future will those minds make for us?


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.





Credits


Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> How to Get Your Time Back How to Get Your Time Back Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:00:38 GMT 25:14 5c3bdf3696013ca638943909 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/how-to-get-your-time-back 5c3bdf3696013ca638943909 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd how-to-get-your-time-back full 10 The more time passes, the faster it feels it's moving. It's an illusion, of course, but does that really matter? If you feel like it's moving faster, it might as well be. The shrinkiness of time is part of the human condition. But the secret you may not know is that you can slow it down. You can get your time back. Here are eight ways...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The more time passes, the faster it feels it's moving. It's an illusion, of course, but does that really matter? If you feel like it's moving faster, it might as well be. The shrinkiness of time is part of the human condition. But the secret you may not know is that you can slow it down. You can get your time back. Here are eight ways...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Ticking Progress Bombs Ticking Progress Bombs Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:30:53 GMT 15:43 5c291e62a3b12acf2c06224d false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/ticking-progress-bombs 5c291e62a3b12acf2c06224d 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd ticking-progress-bombs full 9 Progress is something we all try to work toward, but how do we really know if we're making any? And if progress isn’t permanent, is it progress at all? In this episode, we'll explore progress and the ways that certain forms of it actually trap us in the past...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> Progress is something we all try to work toward, but how do we really know if we're making any? And if progress isn’t permanent, is it progress at all? In this episode, we'll explore progress and the ways that certain forms of it actually trap us in the past...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC.


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.

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]]> The Voice Interface The Voice Interface Tue, 20 Nov 2018 14:40:38 GMT 21:23 5bf41ce6822b1b2b08f1c61e false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-voice-interface 5bf41ce6822b1b2b08f1c61e 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-voice-interface full 8 We're all using voice interfaces now — a thing of science fiction now very much in our reality. But it turns out that feelings — things like fear, loneliness, trust, and desire — play just as much of a role in the way these machines work than do databases and code...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.



Credits

You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co. Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


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]]> We're all using voice interfaces now — a thing of science fiction now very much in our reality. But it turns out that feelings — things like fear, loneliness, trust, and desire — play just as much of a role in the way these machines work than do databases and code...


Links


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.



Credits

You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co. Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


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]]> The Power of Perspective The Power of Perspective Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:24:21 GMT 16:59 5bdb0c95e8f43ff3726f2873 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-power-of-perspective 5bdb0c95e8f43ff3726f2873 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-power-of-perspective full 7 In a world as crowded with technological tools for measuring our progress as ours is, sometimes the best way to see how far we've come is, literally, in our own hands and on our own faces. In this episode, we'll discuss a simple exercise you can do to test your perspective and how well it accounts for other people, not just you.


Links

A 30-second test to determine whether your boss is a gem or a jerk 



Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.



After-Credits Links


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]]> In a world as crowded with technological tools for measuring our progress as ours is, sometimes the best way to see how far we've come is, literally, in our own hands and on our own faces. In this episode, we'll discuss a simple exercise you can do to test your perspective and how well it accounts for other people, not just you.


Links

A 30-second test to determine whether your boss is a gem or a jerk 



Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits


You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.



After-Credits Links


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]]> What is real? What is real? Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:00:30 GMT 22:00 5bc3b1c35840c11d736078ec false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/what-is-real 5bc3b1c35840c11d736078ec 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd what-is-real full 6 It may sound like a rhetorical question, but asking "what is real?" is becoming more and more a practical inquiry into the nature of our everyday experience. In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll imagine a future — not too far off — where the lines between real and something else will be so blurry that we'll probably need a whole new category of technology to help us bring them back into focus...


Links

The Pyramids at Giza

The Mona Lisa

Photosynth

Audio Spotlight

Talking Window

Active Listening

VR Headset

Project Bluebeam


Music

Cathedral Redwoods, by r beny

Hallon, by Christian Bjoerklund

Novation Peak Ambient, by r beny

Oella, by r beny


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co. Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

  1. DSCOVR sends 11 photos of Earth back to NASA every day
  2. Imogen Heap's musical gloves
  3. Scientists hope to lengthen dog years
  4. Chinese DNA-edited superdogs
  5. "…most startups claiming to promote the sharing economy are really just neoliberal extravagances that will further enrich the smartphone-toting white elite."

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]]> It may sound like a rhetorical question, but asking "what is real?" is becoming more and more a practical inquiry into the nature of our everyday experience. In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll imagine a future — not too far off — where the lines between real and something else will be so blurry that we'll probably need a whole new category of technology to help us bring them back into focus...


Links

The Pyramids at Giza

The Mona Lisa

Photosynth

Audio Spotlight

Talking Window

Active Listening

VR Headset

Project Bluebeam


Music

Cathedral Redwoods, by r beny

Hallon, by Christian Bjoerklund

Novation Peak Ambient, by r beny

Oella, by r beny


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co. Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

  1. DSCOVR sends 11 photos of Earth back to NASA every day
  2. Imogen Heap's musical gloves
  3. Scientists hope to lengthen dog years
  4. Chinese DNA-edited superdogs
  5. "…most startups claiming to promote the sharing economy are really just neoliberal extravagances that will further enrich the smartphone-toting white elite."

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]]> Design is Art with Rules Design is Art with Rules Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:00:54 GMT 15:42 5b8304009b84a65559396817 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/design-art-with-rules 5b8304009b84a65559396817 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd design-art-with-rules full 5 There is no good definition of design. In this episode, Chris talks about what distinguishes design from art, and how accountability plays a unique role in making the distinction clear.


Links

4'33", by John Cage

The scene sampled at the end of the episode is from "A Matter of Perspective," Season 3, Episode 14 of Star Trek: The Next Generation. You can view the clip here.


Music

Wilt, by r beny

Mercurial Vision, by Blue Dot Sessions

ektar, by r beny


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co.

Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

“Conservatively, our prison story cost roughly $350,000. The banner ads that appeared in it brought in $5,000, give or take.”

An Open Letter to Managers of Women

This clock writes the time

Victorians Wanted to Contact Aliens Using Giant Mirrors

Study Finds That People’s Brains Show a Neural Spike When a Friend’s Brain is Stimulated

3,000 year old intact ostrich egg

Principles of Two-Dimensional Design, by Wucius Wong

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]]> There is no good definition of design. In this episode, Chris talks about what distinguishes design from art, and how accountability plays a unique role in making the distinction clear.


Links

4'33", by John Cage

The scene sampled at the end of the episode is from "A Matter of Perspective," Season 3, Episode 14 of Star Trek: The Next Generation. You can view the clip here.


Music

Wilt, by r beny

Mercurial Vision, by Blue Dot Sessions

ektar, by r beny


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co.

Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

“Conservatively, our prison story cost roughly $350,000. The banner ads that appeared in it brought in $5,000, give or take.”

An Open Letter to Managers of Women

This clock writes the time

Victorians Wanted to Contact Aliens Using Giant Mirrors

Study Finds That People’s Brains Show a Neural Spike When a Friend’s Brain is Stimulated

3,000 year old intact ostrich egg

Principles of Two-Dimensional Design, by Wucius Wong

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]]> How to Think About the Future How to Think About the Future Tue, 18 Sep 2018 12:00:00 GMT 20:32 5b9d5c89901fd46f774f0ea1 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/how-to-think-about-the-future 5b9d5c89901fd46f774f0ea1 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd how-to-think-about-the-future full 4 We all think about the future. Probably more than we're even aware. But, is thinking about the future useful? Does thinking about the future actually help us make one that's better? In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll talk about the future. Not a specific future, but the possibility of one. And what it means to envision the future — practically — in a way that both shapes our present and ensures progress... 


Links

Traction, by Gino Wickman


Music

Winter Tracks, by r beny

Refraction, by Podington Bear

Hallon, by Christian Bjoerklund

Vernal Bloom, by r beny


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co. Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

  1. Quiz: Can we guess your age and income, based solely on the apps on your phone?
  2. This Mind-Blowing Music Machine Is Powered by 2,000 Marbles 
  3. How Chris Marker’s Radical SciFi Film, La Jetée, Changed the Life of Cyberpunk Prophet, William Gibson
  4. HOW TO Take a photo with a piece of paper
  5. Collie Lover
  6. The Image of the City, by Kevin Lynch

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]]> We all think about the future. Probably more than we're even aware. But, is thinking about the future useful? Does thinking about the future actually help us make one that's better? In this episode of Design Tomorrow, we'll talk about the future. Not a specific future, but the possibility of one. And what it means to envision the future — practically — in a way that both shapes our present and ensures progress... 


Links

Traction, by Gino Wickman


Music

Winter Tracks, by r beny

Refraction, by Podington Bear

Hallon, by Christian Bjoerklund

Vernal Bloom, by r beny


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co. Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

  1. Quiz: Can we guess your age and income, based solely on the apps on your phone?
  2. This Mind-Blowing Music Machine Is Powered by 2,000 Marbles 
  3. How Chris Marker’s Radical SciFi Film, La Jetée, Changed the Life of Cyberpunk Prophet, William Gibson
  4. HOW TO Take a photo with a piece of paper
  5. Collie Lover
  6. The Image of the City, by Kevin Lynch

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]]> Active Erasure Active Erasure Tue, 04 Sep 2018 11:16:57 GMT 16:14 5b8c634a4304878b2b07b363 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/active-erasure 5b8c634a4304878b2b07b363 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd active-erasure full 3 In this episode, Chris tells a story about a drawing professor who taught him about not just identifying the negative space in our thoughts and actions, but something he called active erasure, and how being intentional about the act of taking things out can not only improve the work we do, but change its very nature...


Links

Alfred DeCredico

How to Grow an Idea, by Jenny Odell


Music

Raro Bueno, by Chuzausen

Veins of Silver, by Blue Dot Sessions

Bathyscaphe, by r beny


Credits

You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, just leave all the vowels out. That's @ D S G N T M R R W. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

  1. More than half your body isn't human.
  2. MIT's wearable device can 'hear' the words you say in your head.
  3. Do We Finally Understand How Acupuncture Works?
  4. Shh! Don’t Tell Them There’s No Magic In Design Thinking
  5. https://twitter.com/davewiner/status/987350876602978305

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]]> In this episode, Chris tells a story about a drawing professor who taught him about not just identifying the negative space in our thoughts and actions, but something he called active erasure, and how being intentional about the act of taking things out can not only improve the work we do, but change its very nature...


Links

Alfred DeCredico

How to Grow an Idea, by Jenny Odell


Music

Raro Bueno, by Chuzausen

Veins of Silver, by Blue Dot Sessions

Bathyscaphe, by r beny


Credits

You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, just leave all the vowels out. That's @ D S G N T M R R W. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.


Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

  1. More than half your body isn't human.
  2. MIT's wearable device can 'hear' the words you say in your head.
  3. Do We Finally Understand How Acupuncture Works?
  4. Shh! Don’t Tell Them There’s No Magic In Design Thinking
  5. https://twitter.com/davewiner/status/987350876602978305

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]]> Getting Out of Our Own Way Getting Out of Our Own Way Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:37:05 GMT 17:50 5b60c24dbc2100ab332176e0 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/design-is-art-with-rules 5b60c24dbc2100ab332176e0 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd design-is-art-with-rules full 2 In this episode, Chris talks about what it means for designers to get out of their own way, and he shares a couple of ways he's made that not only more possible in his life, but more natural to his day to day.


Things Mentioned in the Show

Clients from Hell

“I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing." Said by John Cage. The full quote is, "I am trying to check my habits of seeing, to counter them for the sake of greater freshness. I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing." I'm honestly not sure what the original source of this quote is; it's been quoted in thousands of secondary sources, though.

4'33", by John Cage


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co.

Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

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]]> In this episode, Chris talks about what it means for designers to get out of their own way, and he shares a couple of ways he's made that not only more possible in his life, but more natural to his day to day.


Things Mentioned in the Show

Clients from Hell

“I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing." Said by John Cage. The full quote is, "I am trying to check my habits of seeing, to counter them for the sake of greater freshness. I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing." I'm honestly not sure what the original source of this quote is; it's been quoted in thousands of secondary sources, though.

4'33", by John Cage


Music

All music used in this episode is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

Design Tomorrow is produced by Chris Butler at the Tomorrow office in Durham, NC. You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, or email Chris directly at chris @ designtomorrow.co.

Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After-Credits Links

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]]> The Magic of Ordinary Objects The Magic of Ordinary Objects Thu, 23 Aug 2018 13:36:55 GMT 19:52 5b60b746c11112822d974da9 false https://shows.acast.com/design-tomorrow/episodes/the-magic-of-ordinary-objects 5b60b746c11112822d974da9 5b60b57abc2100ab332176dd the-magic-of-ordinary-objects full 1 In this episode, Chris talks about appreciating the design of everyday objects, minimalism, and how some objects can reflect a life well lived.


Links

I mentioned a bunch of objects I own that I especially value. Only some can be found online, so this is a partial list:

If you don't know the Spin Doctors song I referenced, congratulations. If you can't handle not knowing it, you can listen to it here.

Ubik is a book by Philip K. Dick. You should read it.

Bruce Sterling coined the term "Spime" in his book, Shaping Things. You should read that, too.


Music

All music featured in this episode (except for the tiny bit of Two Princes) is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, just leave all the vowels out. That's @ D S G N T M R R W. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.

Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


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]]> In this episode, Chris talks about appreciating the design of everyday objects, minimalism, and how some objects can reflect a life well lived.


Links

I mentioned a bunch of objects I own that I especially value. Only some can be found online, so this is a partial list:

If you don't know the Spin Doctors song I referenced, congratulations. If you can't handle not knowing it, you can listen to it here.

Ubik is a book by Philip K. Dick. You should read it.

Bruce Sterling coined the term "Spime" in his book, Shaping Things. You should read that, too.


Music

All music featured in this episode (except for the tiny bit of Two Princes) is independently produced and licensed by Design Tomorrow for non-commercial use.


Credits

You can follow the show on Twitter @dsgntmrrw, just leave all the vowels out. That's @ D S G N T M R R W. You can visit the show's website at designtomorrow.co, and you can email me at chris @ designtomorrow.co.

Thanks for listening, and remember, what we do and think today can create a better tomorrow.


After Credits Links

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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