Design after human-centeredness

Human-centered design assumes that humans are the primary agents of meaning, action, and ethics. But contemporary digital experiences are increasingly shaped by algorithmic filtering, automation, business models, data infrastructures, and AI systems that act alongside, and often instead of human intention.

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Building on the concept of the Capitalocene (Jason W. Moore) and the work of Peter-Paul Verbeek, Donna Haraway, and Timothy Morton, this interactive workshop invites participants to rethink UX as the design of distributed agency rather than isolated user experience.Through structured group exercises, participants will map the non-human actors shaping their own products, identify hidden feedback loops, and redesign a chosen service by shifting focus from user satisfaction to systemic outcomes. AI is treated not as a feature or trend, but as a mediating layer that co-authors perception, decision-making, and behavior.

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The workshop equips designers with practical tools to question where agency truly resides and how UX practice must evolve when the “user” is already a human–machine hybrid.