Mindful design and interaction

At DesignerUp we practice mindfulness and meditation as a means to ground our personal and business experience and presence. We hold it as a philosophy in order to allow compassion and empathy to guide our work and interactions with the world. With issues like tech addiction, privacy concerns, the #metoo movement, generation burnout, mental health problems, diversity and inclusion issues and economic instability on the rise it seems more important than ever to acknowledge, take responsibility for and safeguard against doing harm to ourselves and others. The tech we build holds great power and influence and with that, comes great responsibility.

The products we create are not divorced from ourselves and we are not divorced from each other. In order to make better products and become better people, a holistic approach to the internal and external factors that drive creation, innovation and communication are needed.

We want to share our philosophy of Mindful Design and Interaction and deep dive into how we approach creating more mindful products and businesses and how you can apply the same to any role or stage of development (personal and professional) that you find yourself in.

The series will be a mix of think pieces and interviews with thought leaders to foster conversation and allow us to be present with each others’ struggles and…