Change the world through design

If you're a designer or architect and you truly want to change the world, there's something you should know…

Designing is deciding, and deciding is giving up

By Brian Monroy Melosevich - 03.03.2024

Many designers and architects dedicate their entire careers and professions to the desire to change the world. And you probably identify with that, but

What if I told you that every person is a world unto themselves? Would you have to change everyone to achieve your goal?

Not really, it's enough to change the world of just one person. Yours, your world.

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But first, let's go back to the beginning. Why do we want to change everything? Is everything really so bad that we're willing to dedicate our entire lives to constantly trying to change it? Honestly, I don't think so, and I don't think it's worth it. The sacrifices we can make are enormous, and the impact or reward we'd gain from simply swimming against the current is minimal.