Before things were always away to mediate relationships, and those relationships felt immediate. Now there's so many layers in between that relationship that the things that you buy no longer feel that connect it. The joy of buying something is really now about the joy of just consuming it.
Dr. Dori Tunstall joined OCAD University in 2016 as Dean of Design. She is a design anthropologist, public intellectual, and design advocate who works at the intersections of critical theory, culture, and design. She leads the Cultures-Based Innovation Initiative focused on using old ways of knowing to drive innovation processes that directly benefit communities.