@mslima

RSA Fellow. TED Speaker. Author of 4 bestselling books. Design leader and educator. Formerly at Nokia, Microsoft, and Google. Founder: https://xitter.cf/t.co/hQxqT3NeW1

 New York City
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Joined February 2008
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Nearly 20 years ago, I launched Visual Complexity: a project that lead to my first book, and hundreds of lectures around the world. Today, I’m beginning a new chapter on how design and visual thinking can help us make sense of complexity. This time, the focus is on ourselves.
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Who Are You Trying to Become? On Carl Rogers, self-acceptance, and the challenge of becoming more ourselves. thevisualmantras.substack.co…
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Manuel Lima@mslimaSep 29
After months of planning, Visual Mantras is live. A growing collection of timeless visual models that illuminate the human experience: from Stoicism to Buddhism, psychology and beyond. Explore the collection → VisualMantras.com #VisualMantras #VisualThinking
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After months of planning, Visual Mantras is live. A growing collection of timeless visual models that illuminate the human experience: from Stoicism to Buddhism, psychology and beyond. Explore the collection → VisualMantras.com #VisualMantras #VisualThinking
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I just published "The destruction of the ego" on Medium, a reflection on religious conflict, individualism and the environment: link.medium.com/juXVhIplYGb

Destruction of the ego

A path for individual and collective freedom

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"So much of the discourse on design focuses on aesthetics rather than ethics. The New Designer displays how to develop an ethical design practice and build a better world" — The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change by Manuel Lima @mslima, @mitpress
Book cover of "The New Designer, Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change," by Manuel Lima. Yellow cover with faint circles with geometrical patterns.

ALT Book cover of "The New Designer, Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change," by Manuel Lima. Yellow cover with faint circles with geometrical patterns.

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In a world filled with self-proclaimed experts, the pivotal moment comes when we admit we don't have all the answers. Join @mslima, @moreaulee, and @ellmcgirt as they delve into the crucial link between humility and understanding complexity. Listen now 👇 designobserver.com/feature/d…
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"Design had pervaded every daily experience." Have a listen to @mslima on @VoiceAmericaTRN's Women, Life, and Science discussing his book, THE NEW DESIGNER: bit.ly/3QgO3Fc @mitpress
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Working on my biggest thing so far, the Appalachian Trail. Map is still a bit dark, will brighten it later. #appalachiantrail #unitedstates #maps #Geography
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Taking inspiration from ethics, psychology, economics, and ecology, @mslima, author of "The New Designer", explores the profound influence design has on modern life and challenges myths about designers. A must-read! Check out our full conversation: designdecode.org/article.php…
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"Design thinking should become synonymous with network thinking. This is the only way for us to fully understand repercussions, to design more consciously and sustainably, and to have a long-lasting, positive impact on our planet." @mslima @DesignObserver bit.ly/3ntn3bg
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"Why do we recurrently fall into this moral trap, this moral disengagement, where we really don't seem to care about the negative impact we're having? That was for me a burning question." @mslima on his work and his new book "The New Designer": youtube.com/watch?v=p4k6uYmN…
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Watch @mslima on @eddrickshow discussing his book, THE NEW DESIGNER, and why "a deep concern for ethics" should be instilled in designers during their education: bit.ly/3O7D689 @mitpress
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Author and Speaker @mslima discusses #TheNewDesigner on #AmazonLIVE ~ @lissa_warren @mitpress #grapicdesign xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1mnxeRRer…
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New book: Designer @mslima discusses how the #design profession needs a new mandate that goes beyond #UX and short-term thinking; interview w. @jarrettfuller fastcompany.com/90909909/man… #sustainability

Manuel Lima thinks it's time to redesign design

'The new designer is less concerned with a deliverable and more concerned with the impact of their design on the world as much as the design itself.'

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Design for the long view. Anything we use today will be on the planet well beyond our children. A thought provoking read. @mslima #HTSEnvirocare scratchingthesurface.fm/stor…

What if Design isn’t for Humans?

An excerpt from Manuel Lima’s new book proposes we move from human-centered to earth-centered design.

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"Everything around you right now has been somehow designed by someone." Have a listen to @mslima discussing his book, THE NEW DESIGNER: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change, on @AlVuona's @WICN905 show: bit.ly/3NcFkT5 @mitpress
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1/My interview with Manuel Lima @mslima about his book, The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change, is now posted. The choices made by designers have a significant impact on the world, yet many of them focus more on the aesthetics than the ethics.-
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Human-centered design is an anthropocentric, hierarchical view of the world that led to many unintended consequences, including seeing nature as a resource to be exploited and humans as the most important element of our environment. scratchingthesurface.fm/stor… – at Lisbon, Portugal

What if Design isn’t for Humans?

An excerpt from Manuel Lima’s new book proposes we move from human-centered to earth-centered design.

scratchingthesurface.fm
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