Nº 142 :: Designing in Times of Crisis

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Welcome to our November double feature at Sentralen!

Part 1 – Panel presentation – Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations

The IPCC team, the scientists, authors of the latest IPCC Summary for Policymakers (The Physical Science Basis) approved in August 2021, the cognitive scientists from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the design team from InfoDesignLab – 9 experts in total – will take us through the challenges and the joys of collaborating on the most important climate reports of the 21st century. They will share their process, their data visualizations, and explain what it's like to create a set of data visualizations that every country weighs in on.

Part 2 – Ron Bronson :: Designing for Crisis: The designer's share of the problem

Amidst a global pandemic, designers of all stripes are forced to confront the world we've helped shape. We can marvel at how much progress has been made in a relatively short time to connect the world, while noticing the impacts of those changes on everyday life. Do designers deserve a share of the blame for consequences of design? If so, what can be done about it? In this talk, we'll think aloud about how to reimagine the ways we create products, practices, systems and services.

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Schedule

17:30 :: Doors open – feel free to grab a drink at Gullbaren

18:00 :: Welcome to our double feature! Get ready for Part 1!

18:05 :: Co-designing the IPCC data visualizations

18:45 :: Q&A with the IPCC team

19:00 :: Break – get your refreshments at Gullbaren

19:15 :: Welcome back, get ready for Part 2!

19:20 :: Designing for Crisis: The designer's share of the problem

19:55 :: Q&A with Ron Bronson

20:15 :: Thank you and good night!

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Speakers in Part 1 – IPCC co-design

Dr Anna Pirani
Head of the IPCC Technical Support Unit (TSU) of Working Group 1 (WG1)

Dr Melissa Gomis
Senior science officer, IPCC WG1 Technical Support Unit

Dr Jordan Harold :: @jordanharold
Lecturer in Psychology, School of Psychology and Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia

Dr Irene Lorenzoni
Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia

Angela Morelli
Co-founder, CEO, InfoDesignLab

Tom Gabriel Johansen
Co-founder InfoDesignLab and Design Director at Dips

Professor Ed Hawkins
Professor of climate science at the University of Reading. Known for his data visualization graphics portraying global warming, especially for general audiences, such as the warming stripes.

Dr. Gian-Kasper Plattner
Senior Scientist, Office of the Director, Head Program EnviDat

Professor Paola Arias
Professor at the Environmental School of the University of Antioquia in Colombia

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Part 2 – Ron Bronson
Ron Bronson leads impactful initiatives at the intersection of technology, service design and public policy. He began his career as an information architect managing large-scale digital systems. He currently serves as Head of Design at 18F and a graduate student in Service Design and Strategic Innovations at the Art Academy of Latvia.

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