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August 16, 2026 · 24 min read
A field atlas of the Chinese software operating families, workers, merchants, markets, mobility, desire, and the state, and what changes when an app becomes an institution.
August 6, 2026 · 12 min read
Spotify is exploring whether years of historical data need another home, or simply a better address.
July 21, 2026 · 8 min read
What an old Amtrak trip, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Acela reveal about the difference between upgrading a component and redesigning the system around it.
July 13, 2026 · 13 min read
How Estonia uses strategic foresight in public policy, and why its work with signals, scenarios, and preparedness feels familiar inside Raw Drafts.
September 5, 2026 · 10 min read
Chinese office workers using parasols, masks, and makeshift humidifiers point to a larger design problem: people are building private infrastructure because the building itself does not expose its state.
April 2025 field note · 13 min read
At Expo 2025 Osaka, the queues, QR codes, pavilion lotteries, smartphone dependence, and brief human encounters revealed as much about future society as the exhibitions did.
July 4, 2026 · 12 min read
Life-centered design expands responsibility beyond the immediate user to communities, other species, ecosystems, infrastructure, and people who will inherit the consequences.
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