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Curious what you think are the best ways to describe design when it is no longer human centric?

One of my favourite terms is "Posthuman" design theory – think it was coined by Rosi Braidotti, which challenges us to rethink human-centered perspectives. 

This is not posthuman in the accelerationist / technocentric 'human-merging-with-tech' sense. The term posthuman here refers to moving past (post) the boundaries between human, animal, and machine; thereby decentering the human. 

It embraces the interconnectedness of all things – urging us to design with a broader ecological and ethical scope.

This kind of design philosophy instills a much needed responsibility and ethics towards the planet and all of its beings, but most importantly I think it unlocks totally original lines of thinking and futures.

regm,

I've been memeing a lot recently, but for most of the past 10ish years I've been working (a lot) on honing a non-human centered design philosophy. Started sharing fragments of this thinking in /design and /webtree recently and I'm curious what the regens think? 

Focusing on impact is great, but I don't think much truly changes unless we cultivate regenerative visions; growing new ideas that are based on rethinking the roots. By prioritizing the interconnectedness of all beings and systems, we can create hopeful, inclusive, regenerative solutions for the benefit of our planet and future generations (of all beings).

regm,

I've been memeing a lot recently, but for most of the past 10ish years I've been working (a lot) on honing a non-human centered design philosophy. Started sharing fragments of this thinking in /design and /webtree recently and I'm curious what the regens think? 

Focusing on impact is great, but I don't think much truly changes unless we cultivate regenerative visions; growing new ideas that are based on rethinking the roots. By prioritizing the interconnectedness of all beings and systems, we can create hopeful, inclusive, regenerative solutions for the benefit of our planet and future generations (of all beings).

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What you are talking about I would refer to as Regenerative Finance 

This is the ultimate goal of the regen space: 

Creating regenerative systems that both increase financial wealth and environmental/humanitarian value at the same time. 

The current money systems are extractive; a tree is not valued until it's cut down and sold as wood. 

It involves pushing new paradigms which it seems like the majority of web3 is not ready for yet.

Very early days but I believe ReFi is the most transformative use case for blockchain technology.