Better Living Through Design –?WebVisions May 2015
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The document discusses the application of design thinking to personal and professional life, emphasizing the importance of emotional awareness and stakeholder engagement. It highlights themes like fear, goal-setting, and the iterative nature of design, advocating for small, intentional actions aligned with one's values. The author, Paul McAleer, shares insights from his experiences and encourages readers to be proactive change agents in their own lives.
Better Living Through Design –?WebVisions May 2015
- 1. Design Better Living Through Paul McAleer
- 2. @paulmcaleer ● @Rightpoint ● @DesigningYou Hello Portland!
- 3. Apply design thinking to your Some rights reserved by Digital Cat @paulmcaleer life
- 4. A case study for a very large project Some rights reserved by seler + seler @paulmcaleer
- 5. Kickoff & observations Some rights reserved by APM Alex @paulmcaleer
- 6. Stakeholder interviews Some rights reserved by Phillipp Messner @paulmcaleer
- 8. Here are the ?ndings. @paulmcaleer
- 9. Fear! Powerlessness! No goals! Some rights reserved by epSos.de @paulmcaleer
- 10. It’s real talk o’clock. Credit to @redsesame and @wilto for “real talk o’clock” @paulmcaleer The project is me.
- 12. fear Some rights reserved by Marcus Povey @paulmcaleer The was real.
- 13. What if…?Research Strategy Execution Feedback @paulmcaleer
- 14. We're Some rights reserved by Kevin Dooley @paulmcaleer remixesof everything we encounter.
- 15. Research Strategy Execution Feedback
- 16. Some rights reserved by Smaku DRIVERS MIND BODY Research @paulmcaleer
- 18. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer Not choosing to do something is actually a design choice. @paulmcaleer Research
- 19. Some rights reserved by padsbrother Runners are @paulmcaleer assholesand I'm one too. Research
- 21. Research @paulmcaleer Father, husband, designer, runner, writer, reader, podcaster, TV watcher, coffee nerd, budding beer fan, foodie in training, reality show watcher, tech geek, Trekker (Trekkie?), Whovian, grammar snob, Oxford comma fan, musician, music fan, geek, nerd, guy, cis male, somewhat masculine, thinker, worrier, optimist, baker, planner, spontaneous, creative, smart, sharp, mild fashionista, punnerer, humorist, karaoke fan….
- 22. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer Your life is a story (yep, I just stole that from Donna Lichaw) @paulmcaleer Research
- 23. Let's try something @paulmcaleer for a moment. together Research
- 24. Your body language @paulmcaleer who you are shapes Research @amyjccuddy
- 25. Noticing what I was doing @paulmcaleer Research
- 26. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer Breathing @paulmcaleer Research
- 27. Research Strategy Execution Feedback
- 28. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer Strategy Make small plans.? Be open in every moment. @paulmcaleer
- 29. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer Things that are not perfect: 1. Technology 2. Your brain (sorry) @paulmcaleer ? Strategy
- 30. Some rights reserved by Ignatio Palomo Duarte Let it all out and de?ne your vision @paulmcaleer Strategy
- 31. Some rights reserved by James Gordon Set your @paulmcaleer intentions Strategy
- 32. Some rights reserved by Dustin Quasar “I have found that a true intention is enduring, ?exible, and communicates personal values.” @paulmcaleer @jessclively Strategy
- 35. Research Strategy Execution Feedback
- 36. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer Do stuff that @paulmcaleer Execution matters
- 37. Align your projects with your goals; align your goals with your intentions Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer @paulmcaleer Execution
- 38. Some rights reserved by David Melchor Diaz Make things small @paulmcaleer Execution
- 39. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer Make things visible @paulmcaleer Execution
- 40. Don’t get too hung up on tools (but feel free to geek out a bit if that’s your thing) @paulmcaleer Some rights reserved by Emily Execution
- 41. Research Strategy Execution Feedback
- 42. “You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” Feedback
- 43. Some rights reserved by Natesh Ramasamy Look for patterns @paulmcaleer Feedback
- 44. Copyright 2015 Paul McAleer
- 45. Some rights reserved by Andreas Wetterberg Be selective and? don’t let feedback run you @paulmcaleer Feedback
- 47. The results
- 48. My interface has improved
- 49. My architecture is more ?exible
- 50. Experiments will fail and? that will hurt
- 51. This is not ?nished and? will never be ?nished (one might say… a neverending story)
- 52. Design your life
- 53. Research Strategy Execution Feedback
- 54. Be the change agentin your life