Wisdom-centric design is the third thing I want from design, after Herbert Simon's problem solving and Don Norman's human-centred design. It adds trust, empathy and justice to what designed systems are supposed to serve.
How the word moved
I wrote it up in March 2025 in Wystems Thinking 3. It's an old itch of mine, though - I've treated philosophy as design since 2014.
In my words
"Beyond Simon's problem-solving approach and Norman's human-centered design lies a third crucial dimension: Wisdom-Centric Design."
from Wystems Thinking 3: Designing for Wisdom, Part 1, 3 Mar 2025
Related
- Related Wystem - It's part of the same series.
- Related collective wisdom - This is design for wisdom.
- Related design of philosophy - Philosophy as design is where this starts.