Design for a Better World

If you want to “save the world,” make better design choices.

Humans have designed nearly every aspect of the world today, from the trees that grow – and don’t grow – in your neighborhood to the norms silently dictating the polite way to eat. In fact, everything you view as part of your reality is artificial, in a sense, ranging from geographic borders to money itself. Yet, few people view the constructs governing their lives as human-designed, viewing them instead as “natural,” as they’ve been in place for so long. This needs to change, because many of humanity’s design choices are failing us, and it’s time to work to improve the ideas, laws, beliefs, customs and forms of government that shape our current reality. The complex systems shaping life on this planet are largely unsustainable, leaving humanity on the brink of depleting its natural resources, in a climate crisis and perpetuating socioeconomic disparities. 

Luckily, every human designs and has the power to enact change. Any time you make a deliberate choice to modify your behavior to execute an action more effectively...