“If not this, then what?“
As someone which a design mind I can’t help but look for ways to improve the world around us (and perhaps: inside us). This leads me to ask all kinds of questions, big and small, and on all levels.
Some of my favourite challenges:
When looking for answers, I find myself taking a radical approach—radical as in: “getting to the root” of things. I seek to uncover root causes and original sources, as opposed to surface level explanations, ultimately to explain it simply and confidently.
I often find myself synthesising ideas and concepts from differents scientific domains, attempting to define strategies that help bring our world to the next level. Somehow this also often results in new models that aim to visualise my newfound insights.
I use this site to share these, mixed with small brainfarts and things I’ve found, all very much for the reason of getting your ideas in return. You can’t do me a bigger favour than commenting on these posts.
Thanks,
Maarten
1. UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM
On sustainability
2. UNDERSTANDING HOW THE WORLD WORKS
On nature
On human nature
On the meaning of life and living
On culture
On morality
3. UNDERSTANDING HOW CHANGE WORKS
On the Next Level Society
On behavioral change
On marketing sustainability
4-A. FIXING HOW WE DESIGN THE WORLD
On naturalness
On naturalness in behaviour
On naturalness in art
Artworks of interest
On naturalness in architecture
Architecture of interest: naturalness
On livable architecture
Architecture of interest: livability
On naturalness in design
Design works of interest
4-B. FIXING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OURSELVES
On well-being, self care and happiness
4-C. FIXING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND SOCIETY
On responsible business
On Positive Design & design ethics
On privacy
Progressieve bureaus van Nederland, 2021
OTHER NOTES AND WRITINGS
On digital design, CX/UX, and technology
On the travel & hospitality industry
Miscellaneous