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“Given all these complex problems, how can design be part of the solution? To most people, including me at first, this doesn't make sense. However, as I did the research required to write the book, and as I discussed these issues with numerous people from across the world and rethought my own basic assumptions, I realized that design was at the center of the issues that got us here, so a redefinition and restructuring of design could get us out of them.”
― Donald A Norman, Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered

“The things we design—the artificial—change the way we behave and act so that just as we have changed things through our designs, those things then change us, affecting how we behave and live: we design the world, and it, in turn, designs us.”
― Donald A Norman, Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered

“Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions concerning:   Reason   Beliefs   Mind   Knowledge   Language   Value”
― Michael McCathren, 6Ps of Essential Innovation: Create the Culture and Capabilities of a Resilient Innovation Organization

“The first and most basic one is that a technology is a means to fulfill a human purpose. For some technologies—oil refining—the purpose is explicit.”
― W. Brian Arthur, The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves