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Alastair Somerville

The alongsideness of thinking and formats in projects

Read for free https://acuity.design/the-alongsideness-of-thinking-and-formats-in-projects/

Apr 9

Three round badges with different senses of project thinking: diagrams, text and spreadsheets

Apr 9

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.

Apr 2

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

Apr 2

Preparedness and LifeHouses

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

Mar 27

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.

Mar 27

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

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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