A presentation I gave in May 2009 at situate.us in Toronto, on thinking about designing for situation.

2. What are we
designing for?

3. Situation
A relative position or combination of circumstances at a certain moment
The way in which something is placed in relation to its surroundings
A particular or striking complex of affairs at a stage in the action of a narrative

4. Situation > Location?

5. Situation > Information?

6. Situation > Software?

7. Who are we designing for?
What are we enabling?
Where is the value?

8. The Web is People

9. The Web is Machines

10. us
situate.

11. Subtle World

12. In striving for convergence, we have lost meaning and
specificity. The overuse of generic terms has had a
channeling effect, leading debate along narrow lines and
ultimately limiting it. We need a range of terms, a more
robust collection, with more complexity, nuance,
unpredictability and creativity.
Peter Mulvihill
Futures Journal, 2007

13. Design for the future

14. kthxbai

15. Past:Objects
Present:Experiences
Future:Situations

16. In situations:
DESIGNHAPPENS

17. Locations or Destinations

18. Information or Outcomes

19. Software or Language

20. What are you
designing for?