Autonomous Vehicles

The George Floyd Tragedy Calls for Systems Re-Design
The Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota wishes to express our condolences to the family, friends, and community of George Floyd and is committed to support systemic change toward a more just world. While the George Floyd murder was a failure of humanity, empathy, and integrity on the part of the individuals involved, it also represented a failure of the system. Our center denounces the excessive use of police force against communities of color in our city, Minneapolis, and in cities across the U.S. As designers, we are often partners in systems re-design, and the Minnesota Design Center stands ready to offer our assistance to those working for systemic change.

Covid-19

MDC's Director, Thomas Fisher, has been writing about the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities it creates for us to rethink a lot of what we thought, just a few months ago, as unchangeable or unimaginable. We hope you find this blog thought provoking.

Post Pandemic Podcasts

Post-Pandemic World is a podcast, sponsored by the Minnesota Design Center, that looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated changes already underway before the global crisis began, how those changes will likely affect our lives from now on, and how we can use the crisis to construct a more humane, equitable, and sustainable future for ourselves. Learn more...