Each of us, every day, makes decisions that have consequences in the world around us. In this sense, we are all designers. This viewpoint makes us reflect on whether our decisions are making the world a better place, and how we can bring an ethical perspective and social responsibility to our design processes.

In the spirit of sharing the love, here’s a heads up that there’s a vacancy for a Learning Researcher at Futurelab.

When looking at the future it’s easy to forget that we aren’t the first people to live in the present. What’s happening to us now is naturally much more real than what happened before we existed, or what has yet to exist, and it’s only human to privilege it without realising. But it’s essential to try and avoid this way of thinking if we want to avoid going over ground that’s already been well-trodden.

At this year’s National Digital Inclusion conference, Matthew Taylor (RSA) claimed that previous year’s conference prayer had been answered – “meet your new digital inclusion minister – Paul Murphy”. But who is Paul Murphy?