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Social Design Toolbox

The Toolbox for Social Designers

The Toolbox for Social Designers

Serj Hunt

WIP - This is a toolbox created in collaboration with folks from

Human Systems⁠

TheStoa.ca⁠

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Civilizations are mortal — Susan George

Our civilization is facing many simultaneous crises: crises in ecosystems, meaningful work and lives, global economics, media, and political legitimacy. A common cause is that systems have been designed around affluence and engagement, rather than life meaning. Current systems—despite their successes measured in dollars, clicks, views, or votes—fail to support the values and meanings of their participants.

New local and global systems are needed to navigate these crises. Systems that work together to support 11 billion people with meaningful lives at zero carbon. New forms of architecture, politics, economics, land ownership, agriculture, etc. A brand new

Social Stack⁠

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What is Social Design?

Social design is the process of detecting problems with social systems and redesigning them to support the diversity of participants' values. WIP

What is a Social System?

Social systems. Systems made of people, where there are codified and mutually understood roles and responsibilities. These designs can range from dinner table conversation games to social networks and global governance structures.

Examples of Social Systems

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Type of Problems in Poor Social Design

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Don’t forget

Polarisation

Institutional Decay

Illegitimacy

Misinformation / Disinformation

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The Tools of a Social Designer

What does a Social System Designer need to know to be effective

Human Systems Design Method & Design Methods

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Questions to Ask of a System⁠

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What is the Role of a Social System Designer⁠

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School for Social Design⁠

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Mechanism Design

COMING SOON

Experience and Usability Design

COMING SOON

Political Theory

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Democratic Mediums⁠

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Social Imaginaries

Fictions an representation in Sci-fi, fantasy, dystopian thrillers and art help to speak to what cannot be simply said and formalised in words. The design decisions made by social designers can be inspired and constrained by works in these genres and fields.

I-temporal

Sci-Fi

Cyber punk

Solar punk

[Something Future]

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Meta-Modern

Modern

Contemporary

[Something Present]

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[Something Past]

Steam punk

Romantic

Renaissance

Classical

Renaissance

Romantic

Medieval

Tribal

Ancient

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Foundational Reading

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What the Hell are Values?, Part 1⁠

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Meditations On Moloch⁠

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Is Anything Worth Maximizing?⁠

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Private Truths, Public Lies⁠

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Towards "Game B"⁠

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Unsorted Toolboxs

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Points of inspiration · Wiki · Media Enterprise Design Lab / CommunityRule⁠

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Handbooks for decentralised organising - HackMD⁠

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Zotero | Your personal research assistant⁠

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Category:Governance⁠

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Democratic Mediums - Nathan Schneider⁠

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Created by

Sergio Hunt⁠

Joe Edelman⁠

Jess Miller⁠

Peter Limberg⁠

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