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Alastair Somerville

The instability of Normal

I’ve been talking about the problem of Normal for several years. Go to PostNormal to read about the talks and workshops I do.

15h ago

Comparing a cone standing on a single point and a column standing on many points

15h ago

Preparedness and LifeHouses

Read for free https://acuity.design/preparedness-and-lifehouses/

6d ago

Arc of actions has solving and mitigating on one side and adapting and prepping on the other. The tipping point is realisation that institutions are not going to do anything.

6d ago

Wayfinding: Beyond Maps, Towards Community

Read for free https://acuity.design/wayfinding-beyond-maps-towards-community/

Mar 23

Wayfinding: Beyond Maps, Towards Community

Mar 23

Surviving historic skills and folklore in modern life?

Read for free https://acuity.design/surviving-historic-skills-and-folklore-in-modern-life/

Mar 21

Siena square with people in medieval costume holding flags and drums

Mar 21

Intersecting Impact

Read for free https://acuity.design/intersecting-impact/

Mar 15

Impact map with actors/actions and deliverables as columns and individual/communal/institutional as rows.

Mar 15

Seeking a new way of talking of Resilience

Read for free https://acuity.design/seeking-a-new-way-of-talking-of-resilience/

Mar 7

Two layers — that government is stable over time and in places and that its services are reliable and usable.

Mar 7

The narrative of rage in The Light

Read for free on https://acuity.design/the-narrative-of-rage-in-the-light/

Feb 16

Cover of The Light as handed out on Saturday 15th February 2025

Feb 16

A talk about being Serious

Read for free https://acuity.design/a-talk-about-being-serious/

Feb 9

Text block describing the talk. It’s in the blog text.

Feb 9

Inefficiency as civic protection in government

Feb 3

Two white men in bowler hats looking condescending

Feb 3

Talking about memory isn’t just about old age

Read for free https://acuity.design/talking-about-memory-isnt-just-about-old-age/

Jan 23

Top half of DIVE reminiscence event poster has photos of a family event and the cards used in the workshop

Jan 23

Turning back time to the Clockwork State

Read for free: https://acuity.design/turning-back-to-the-clockwork-state/

Jan 13

Colour plate drawing of the Mechanical Turk showing the trick and the hidden compartment for human player

Jan 13

Safe Havens for Digital Refugees

Read for free https://acuity.design/safe-havens-for-digital-refugees/

Jan 8

Block of text from this post

Jan 8

Apple’s Artificial Intelligence helps criminals

Read for free: https://acuity.design/apples-artificial-intelligence-helps-criminals/

Dec 22, 2024

Email from Weebly is actually a phishing email. Apple Intelligence has added a priority message that subscription may be at risk. Link preview image highlights the problem

Dec 22, 2024

4 1/2 — prototyping civic assemblies and new democratic systems

Read for free on https://acuity.design/4-1-2-prototyping-civic-assemblies-and-new-democratic-systems/

Dec 20, 2024

Text image with 4 questions in 1/2 day

Dec 20, 2024

The places we lost in maps

Read for free https://acuity.design/the-places-we-lost-in-maps/

Dec 14, 2024

A4 copy of Clutterbuck map helpd up so it aligns with landscape that surrounds me

Dec 14, 2024

Seriousness?

Read for free https://acuity.design/seriousness/

Nov 18, 2024

Four ideas:

1 Take people’s personal issues seriously first
2 Be serious if you want to be taken seriously, do not simplify or mollycoddle
3 Being serious and treating people seriously, expands the area of trust and discussion
4 Use formats that present seriousness and record opinions seriously

Nov 18, 2024

It’s a shortcut not a desire path

Read for free https://acuity.design/its-a-shortcut-not-a-desire-path/

Sep 15, 2024

Two paths cutting from canal to road — one titled designed path is graded curve and the other which is rocky and steeper is shortcut

Sep 15, 2024

Using tactile maps in public consultations

Read for free https://acuity.design/using-tactile-maps-in-public-consultations/

Sep 4, 2024

Close up of tactile map with diagram of tram route and braille notes on route stops

Sep 4, 2024

I don’t know what Solved looks like

Read for free https://acuity.design/i-dont-know-what-solved-looks-like/

Sep 1, 2024

Iphone screen protector that has been removed and is shattered and creased

Sep 1, 2024

Inviting yourself into the future

Read for free https://acuity.design/inviting-yourself-into-the-future/

Aug 19, 2024

Three columns of text — going from invitation thru shared imagination to personal affirmation.

Aug 19, 2024

Alastair Somerville

Alastair Somerville

Sensory Design Consultant, usability researcher and workshop facilitator. www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-somerville-b48b368 Twitter @acuity_design & @visceralUX

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