Jorge Arango on Architecting Experiences

from Surfacing · host Lisa Welchman & Andy Vitale

In this episode of Surfacing, co-hosts Lisa Welchman and Andy Vitale speak to information architect and educator Jorge Arango. This episode saw a discussion of digital ethics and the roles that designers, business leaders, policymakers, and ethicists play in keeping digital spaces safe. Jorge considers the responsibilities associated with architecting online experiences and offers insight into the dynamics that come with the long arc of technological innovation. Episode transcript About Jorge Arango Jorge Arango is an information architect and strategic designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. In his consulting practice, Jorge partners with product, design, and innovation leaders to create digital places that make people smarter. He has designed information environments for all types of organizations, ranging from developing world non-profits to Fortune 500 corporations. Jorge is a frequent speaker at global UX conferences. He is the author of Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places (Two Waves Books, 2018) and co-author of Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond (O'Reilly Media, 2015). He has also served the global UX community as president and director of the Information Architecture Institute, and as thematic director of the first World IA Day. Besides his consulting practice, Jorge is also an adjunct professor in the Interaction Design program at the California College of the Arts (CCA). Jorge's Personal Links Jorge Arango Website The Informed Life Podcast Jorge Arango on Twitter Books Living in Information: Responsible Design for Digital Places by Jorge Arango Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond by Lou Rosenfeld, Peter Morville & Jorge Arango Topics Discussed Twitter blocked in Nigeria The Code of Hammurabi Drop-in Audio App Clubhouse is Dying. It Was Fun While It Lasted Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast Simone Biles doing amazing things Platform for the Ethics and Politics of Technology (University of Amsterdam) Clayton Christensen Calvin, God, and Architecture

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