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Robert L. Sandusky's avatar

I have been a licensed, practicing architect for more than 50 years. I can legitimately call myself a designer and a champion for design in its broadest and deepest essence. Design is not dead. Perhaps designers are moribund but design is vital, intrinsic, wholistic component of natural change making. Design isn't simply problem solving. It is creating that which is new, not having existed before. It is part of humans activity, but thrives beyond that: "human/naturally," systemically and holistically. Real design is not fully known or understood until it is engaged in from the prospective of worldview, philosophy, knowledge, skill and a created outcome.

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Matthew Beebe's avatar

I love hearing that! I’d love to understand more about your point of view and practice.

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Harrison Moore's avatar

Is design dead? Nah. It's just getting started.

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Brandon Lee Weaver's avatar

“I’m still organizing my ideas about the role design can play in the abundance agenda, but I feel inspired. This is the most optimistic I’ve felt about design since grad school.”

You eloquently took us from death and despair to these hopeful words. I am excited to follow the optimistic journey where abundant design will lead you.

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Matthew Beebe's avatar

Thanks... I am very curious where it will lead me! Stay tuned I guess...

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Karo (Product with Attitude)'s avatar

I share your optimism Matthew!

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Karo (Product with Attitude)'s avatar

And thank you for the book recommendation!

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Matthew Beebe's avatar

Good. I subscribed to your publication, hoping I can jump in there when I need a dose of positivity! :)

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Glenn Beebe's avatar

I look forward to and enjoy reading these posts. I’ve read the reviews of the book Abundance on Amazon and I’m rather surprised at the extremes of opinions about the book! So was the developer of the Design Thinking course a good idea or bad? Or did it give a wider audience a better appreciation of the process?

P.S. I liked your drawing with the Design Thinking elephant ; > ))

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Matthew Beebe's avatar

Thx Dad. Im not sure if it was overall good or bad to promote design thinking… I haven’t read the critiques of abundance. But I’ve heard of them and I’m curious!

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Rose's avatar

this was so nicely put Matthew! I love hearing about your optimism for design. I've always thought designers were magical people who came out of their offices once in a while with a grand plan, so i guess i'll wait just a little bit more for you to save us all :))

More seriously, it's ridiculously heartwarming to hear such a view, when all is doom and gloom right now!

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Matthew Beebe's avatar

Honestly I had to wait to publish this until I could muster enough optimism. Let’s just say it comes and goes.

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