Estelle Hary

Contemporary Western societies are driven by three main structural mutations: they rely heavily on the power of information, their model is articulated around consumerism, and their citizens are increasingly afflicted with non-­communicable diseases. In such a system, most of the solutions we envisage to given issues tend to use data, which are sold to the public as innovative ­services or products. Most of those innovations, however, are released on the market without any prior discussions involving the public, consumers and non-consumers on the possible impact they could have. In this context, how can the designer support the en­ga­gement of audiences with complex ­systemic issues, and act as a catalyst for public debate on technologies and their uses?