Positive Sum Design is both a framing for design practice and a cultural critique.
The Positive Sum Design Institute seeks to support the creation of positive-sum systems and displace zero-sum bias from a position of privilege in popular culture and thinking.
Design is always already everywhere. The built environment, the material culture, and the systems and structures of our modern world are so ubiquitous, so omnipresent, that design decisions establish the conditions of possibility for mutually beneficial relationships, exchanges, conflicts, and competition.
The benefits of Positive Sum Design have far-reaching implications for design-related activities, from product design to entrepreneurship to public policy. The Positive Sum Design Institue, therefore, seeks to bring members with diverse backgrounds, expertise, and work contexts to the table in order to maximize the impact of positive-sums.
