Manuel Lima

RSA Fellow. TED Speaker. Author of 4 bestselling books. Design leader and educator. Formerly at Nokia, Microsoft, and Google. Founder:

[Manuel Lima @mslima]

Nearly 20 years ago, I launched Visual Complexity: a project that lead to my first book, and hundreds of lectures around the world.

Today, I’m beginning a new chapter on how design and visual thinking can help us make sense of complexity. This time, the focus is on ourselves.

[Manuel Lima @mslima]

Who Are You Trying to Become?

On Carl Rogers, self-acceptance, and the challenge of becoming more ourselves.

https://t.co/Q5q2y3zXcF

[Manuel Lima @mslima]

After months of planning, Visual Mantras is live.

A growing collection of timeless visual models that illuminate the human experience: from Stoicism to Buddhism, psychology and beyond.

Explore the collection → https://t.co/BXeTTuqZY4

#VisualMantras #VisualThinking

[Manuel Lima @mslima]

After months of planning, Visual Mantras is live.

A growing collection of timeless visual models that illuminate the human experience: from Stoicism to Buddhism, psychology and beyond.

Explore the collection → https://t.co/BXeTTuqZY4

#VisualMantras #VisualThinking

[Manuel Lima @mslima]

I just published "The destruction of the ego" on Medium, a reflection on religious conflict, individualism and the environment: https://t.co/yYFGxzHgYe

[MIT Morningside Academy for Design @MITDesignAcad]

"So much of the discourse on design focuses on aesthetics rather than ethics. The New Designer displays how to develop an ethical design practice and build a better world" — The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change by Manuel Lima @mslima, @mitpress

[DesignObserver @DesignObserver]

In a world filled with self-proclaimed experts, the pivotal moment comes when we admit we don't have all the answers. Join @mslima, @moreaulee, and @ellmcgirt as they delve into the crucial link between humility and understanding complexity.
Listen now 👇 https://t.co/HC3Sf7JPGY

[Lissa Warren @lissa_warren]

"Design had pervaded every daily experience." Have a listen to @mslima on @VoiceAmericaTRN's Women, Life, and Science discussing his book, THE NEW DESIGNER: https://t.co/kCO0icdRxt @mitpress

[verygoodmaps @verygoodmaps]

Working on my biggest thing so far, the Appalachian Trail. Map is still a bit dark, will brighten it later. #appalachiantrail #unitedstates #maps #Geography

[Design Decode @design_decode]

Taking inspiration from ethics, psychology, economics, and ecology, @mslima, author of "The New Designer", explores the profound influence design has on modern life and challenges myths about designers.
A must-read!

Check out our full conversation:
https://t.co/o1cGk5Ciea

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

"Design thinking should become synonymous with network thinking. This is the only way for us to fully understand repercussions, to design more consciously and sustainably, and to have a long-lasting, positive impact on our planet." @mslima @DesignObserver
https://t.co/E4Ohr9f6Gj

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

"Why do we recurrently fall into this moral trap, this moral disengagement, where we really don't seem to care about the negative impact we're having? That was for me a burning question."

@mslima on his work and his new book "The New Designer":
https://t.co/vM1FYJoIhy

[Lissa Warren @lissa_warren]

Watch @mslima on @eddrickshow discussing his book, THE NEW DESIGNER, and why "a deep concern for ethics" should be instilled in designers during their education: https://t.co/cnNaoSrnEg @mitpress

[Cyrus Webb @CyrusWebb]

Author and Speaker @mslima discusses #TheNewDesigner on #AmazonLIVE ~ @lissa_warren @mitpress #grapicdesign https://t.co/kC7ZGB8wbh

[CSTV @UW_CSTV]

New book: Designer @mslima discusses how the #design profession needs a new mandate that goes beyond #UX and short-term thinking; interview w. @jarrettfuller

https://t.co/2Bf490MOGl #sustainability

[𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚕 𝚂𝚊𝚟𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎/𝚑𝚎𝚛 @chersavage]

Design for the long view. Anything we use today will be on the planet well beyond our children. A thought provoking read. @mslima #HTSEnvirocare https://t.co/W6R3bktwDB

[Lissa Warren @lissa_warren]

"Everything around you right now has been somehow designed by someone." Have a listen to @mslima discussing his book, THE NEW DESIGNER: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change, on @AlVuona's @WICN905 show: https://t.co/79O7SgVZLQ @mitpress

[Thecuriousmanspodcast @tcmpctweets]

1/My interview with Manuel Lima @mslima about his book, The New Designer: Rejecting Myths, Embracing Change, is now posted. The choices made by designers have a significant impact on the world, yet many of them focus more on the aesthetics than the ethics.-

[Manuel Lima @mslima]

Human-centered design is an anthropocentric, hierarchical view of the world that led to many unintended consequences, including seeing nature as a resource to be exploited and humans as the most important element of our environment.

https://t.co/CsF9tltbI3