Research Catalog

Title

Design for a better world : meaningful, sustainable, humanity centered / Don Norman.

Author

Norman, Donald A.

Publication

• Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]
• ©2023

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

viii, 364 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"How human behavior brought our world to the brink, and how human behavior can save us. The world is a mess. Our dire predicament, from collapsing social structures to the climate crisis, has been millennia in the making and can be traced back to the erroneous belief that the earth's resources are infinite. The key to change, says Don Norman, is human behavior, covered in the book's three major themes: meaning, sustainability, and humanity-centeredness. Emphasize quality of life, not monetary rewards; restructure how we live to better protect the environment; and focus on all of humanity. Design for a Better World presents an eye-opening diagnosis of where we've gone wrong and a clear prescription for making things better. Norman proposes a new way of thinking, one that recognizes our place in a complex global system where even simple behaviors affect the entire world. He identifies the economic metrics that contribute to the harmful effects of commerce and manufacturing and proposes a recalibration of what we consider important in life. His experience as both a scientist and business executive gives him the perspective to show how to make these changes while maintaining a thriving economy. Let the change begin with this book before it's too late"--

Subject

• Design
• Technology
• Design > Political aspects

Genre/Form

Informational works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-349) and index.

Contents

Artificial: Almost everything I see is artificial -- Almost everything artificial has been designed -- Our artificial way of life is unsustainable -- Why history matters -- Precise - but artificial - measurements -- If technology got us into today's situation, maybe technology can get us out -- This book: meaningful, sustainable, and humanity-centered -- Meaningful: Communicate in the understandable ways -- The need for meaning -- Measurement in the physical sciences -- Measuring what is important to people -- The gross domestic product -- What measures are truly important to people? -- Human behavior and economics -- Sustainable: Reverse and repair the harm done to the ecosystems of the world -- We live in the age of waste -- How did the world get into today's quandary? -- Sustainability has multiple components and implications -- Design, products, sustainability, and the circular economy -- The practical difficulties of implementing circular design -- Sustainable, robust, and resilient systems -- People's understanding of systems -- Working with complex sociotechnical systems -- It is not too late -- Humanity centered: Addresses all aspects of the world relevant to life -- Moving from humans to humanity -- Democratizing design and development -- People designing for themselves -- DesignX: an approach to large, complex systems -- Where incrementalism (muddling through) fails -- Incremental modular design -- When large, multidisciplinary projects are necessary -- Dealing with scale -- Design: necessary but not sufficient -- Human behavior: The major challenge -- Why change is difficult -- People will mobilize for a common goal -- What must change? -- The dominance of technology -- The future of technology -- Action: Learn, reflect, decide, act -- What can be done? -- What can we do? -- The major points of this book.

Call Number

JQE 24-258

ISBN

• 9780262047951
• 0262047950
• 9780262373845 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780262373838 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2022028462

OCLC

1333921249

Author

Norman, Donald A., author. Author

Title

Design for a better world : meaningful, sustainable, humanity centered / Don Norman.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023]

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-349) and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Norman, Donald. Design for a better world Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2023] 9780262373845 (DLC) 2022028463

Research Call Number

JQE 24-258