"I refer to wellbeing as holistic health. It includes holistic health of the people: end users-those using the products, and makers-suppliers, producers, and manufacturers. Also, of the planet, because no design is isolated; it is always dependent on and embedded in systems. Our choices have far-reaching impact. Upstream decisions about a design's materials, energy, and water requirements for manufacturing and operations, and end of life, for example, matter as much as the final form or user interface."
"We are at a critical moment in human history, and organizations must go beyond business as usual to design products and systems that are deeply, truly ethical. In my work over three decades, I've spoken continuously about this with leading voices in business, science, technology, innovation, and design who are championing this shift toward responsibility and integrity. Here, I want to share some of the insights I've gained on how design can actively support wellbeing-maintaining beauty, while also promoting justice."
Design has the power to change the world by promoting holistic wellbeing for people and the planet. Wellbeing includes end users and makers—suppliers, producers, and manufacturers—and the environmental health of the planet because designs are embedded in systems. Upstream choices about materials, energy, water, manufacturing operations, and end-of-life impact outcomes as much as form and interface. True wellbeing requires supply chain and user-behavior considerations that address physical, psychological, and environmental needs of all stakeholders. Organizations must move beyond business as usual to create deeply ethical products and systems that maintain beauty while promoting responsibility, integrity, and justice. Neuroaesthetics connects design with brain and body responses.
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