Talk 4

Tactical Tech is an international NGO that engages with citizens and civil-society organisations to explore and mitigate the impacts of technology on society. Its techniques are informed by its cross-disciplinary expertise in political engagement and technology. Its methodology uses an iterative, design-based way of thinking, creating a continuous loop between ideas, testing and development. Its aim is to make the issues accessible – at times fun and at times challenging – but most importantly, to create interventions that make these issues relevant and accessible to their audiences.

Established in 2018 by longtime collaborators Corin Gisel (Switzerland) and Nina Paim (Brazil), common-interest is a non-profit design research practice, operating at the intersection of knowledge production, exchange, and mediation. They conceive, organize, and produce texts, publications, exhibitions, workshops, events, and more. They use design as both a lens to critically look at the world, a tool to bring people together, and as a means to make socially relevant insights public. They consider design research an activist tool for issue advocacy, collectivity building, and commoning knowledge. Their projects focus on social justice, untold and marginalized stories, and environmental issues. They strive to nurture and empower cross-cultural exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration and are committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive ethos of working.