There is a new e-mail provider in town and it’s an excellent opportunity to have a reasoned conversation about how to improve your e-mail management. I do not believe that decisions around your e-mail provider should be made lightly. Your e-mail address is often the hub of your online...
Changing the newsletter around again I'm going back to basics. My newsletter is no longer Pandamonium or any of the previous gimmicks. It's straight-up just a newsletter from me - no bells and whistles. And going forward it will primarily be my blog posts and only...
Nobody truly seems to know where it started, although Brittany Packnett Cunningham has a good theory [https://www.instagram.com/tv/CA76FVRHkwo/?igshid=dvyz7ygt5lje], but the black squares on social media are posing a real danger to the movement they are intending to support. Posted across the world to show...
A system map on relationships between different factors affecting society in times of a pandemic.
Being interviewed by Tech for Good Live [https://www.techforgood.live/] and Rebecca Rae-Evans was delightful and uplifting. I have never felt more comfortable as a podcast guest. I also appreciate and love how I always discover things about myself when other people ask me questions and listen with real...
Still image from my talk.At UX Copenhagen 2020 [https://uxcopenhagen.com/] I delivered my new talk “First, design no harm”. It’s an emotional talk that starts off with my own experiences at boarding school, understanding the complexity of abusive relationships and going on to explain how learnings from...
For anyone not used to working from home I understand it may feel odd, with quite a number of technical tools to get used to. Of course there are many people who don’t even have this option, but if you can and want to approach a way of work...
The Ethical Design HandbookI’ve just finished reading The Ethical Design Handbook [https://ethicaldesignhandbook.com/] and am both brimming with new ideas and am more hopeful about the future. The authors bring new tools to the table, and also do a good job of reminding designers how many of our...
Here are the most clear-cut reasons I deleted my Facebook account. These Facebook practices triggered ethical considerations that helped decide on a path forward that would bring me, personally, more well-being. 1. Systematically using methods to encourage addictive behavior . 2. Allowing verbal abuse and sexual harassment on its platform under...
