2019 Expert Outlook on Citizenship
REPORT
10 Dec 2018
2019 Expert Outlook on Citizenship

How are ideas of political participation changing? Is there any way to combat the spread of disinformation? What role can design play in saving the planet? In this part of the 2019 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about how the actions of brands and individuals are reshaping society.

Tomas Diez Diez

Tomas Diez is the co-founder of Smart Citizen and launched the Fab City Research Laboratory at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia.

Renée DiResta

Renée DiResta is the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. Her work investigates the spread of malign narratives across social networks and she assists policymakers in devising responses to the problem, including Congress and the State Department. Renee is also an Ideas Contributor for Wired and has had her research published in the New York Times,The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Forbes, and many more.

Michael Pawlyn

Michael Pawlyn is the founder of Exploration Architecture, a design, innovation and strategy company focused on using biomimicry to design high-performance buildings and solutions for the circular economy. He was central to the team that designed the Eden Project and jointly initiated the widely acclaimed Sahara Forest Project. He is also a well-known keynote speaker on innovation and his book, Biomimicry in Architecture, has been RIBA Publications’ best-selling title.

Edoardo Biscossi

Edoardo Biscossi is a behavioural analyst at Canvas8. He has a degree in Politics and an MSc in Consumer Behaviour. He’s interested in culture, people, art, the future, the niche, and the mass.