2022 Resilience Tech Report for SXSW Preview

Ahead of SXSW on March 11 I’m sharing the TOC and front page information to get a feel for what will appear in the report. Thanks for tuning in! —JM

NEW (March 9)

Adversity ↔ Resilience Ambigram by CMU design alum Chavelli Tsui that I commissioned for the #ResilienceTech Report

Four Things That I’m Thinking About Resilience

• Form and Function are the cornerstones of classical design. As adversities continue to trend upwards, Fear is a natural reaction that triggers the amygdala’s Fight or Flight response. Resilience is about choosing Fight.
• Change is constant. Controlling how one reacts to it is a learnable skill. Design is the craft of introducing desirable change; designers know how to present change in your environment that minimizes your fears.
• We’re wired to face our own mortality with fear. It’s always there, deep in our minds. It keeps us alive. Keeping the “why we live” separate from “how we might expire” strengthens one’s resolve to be resilient.
• Businesses face hazards that can affect their own mortality on a by-second basis. In the past, leaving everything to chance was all that anyone could do or plan for. With hazards of all kinds rising, businesses are wanting more than just luck.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Design and Resilience
* Form & Function & Fears (+ Flight & Flight)

2 Resilient to Change
* Know: “What you can’t change” vs “What you can change”

3 Resilience and Mattering
* When facing adversity, try to focus on what you love in life.

4 The Business of Resilience
* New technologies for managing “unknown unknowns” have arrived.

5 Adversities are Trending ↑
* As the world gets more challenging, we’re becoming more resilient.