Sympoiesis
With the backdrop of the accelerating and ubiquitous nature of emerging technologies, what is the future impact on human values, and how can we optimize the societal outcomes?
Humanity is presently immersed in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Within this epoch, emerging technologies are disrupting all facets of human life, and leading to deteriorating global values. Technologies influence is not neutral, and design, as the essence of human agency, can help shape shifting societal values. How might design thinking evolve to adapt to these growing needs, and safeguard a future in which humanity can flourish?
