The Social Dilemma: Book Club Conversation

Hosted by IxDF Cape Town

Sep 20th, 2020

10:00am - 11:00am (UTC +02:00)

Zoom, https://deloitte.zoom.us/j/99161837517?pwd=RzhURFFhRnM1M0QzT3ZTaGNvWGVlQT09, Cape Town

8 IxDF Members (and some non-members) are attending

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You don’t have to be a member to attend.

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Meetup Details

Hey UX designers in Cape Town!

I’m hosting a conversation on The Social Dilemma, and wanted to know if you’d be interested in joining?

When: Sunday, 20th of September, 2020 at 10:00 AM

Where: https://deloitte.zoom.us/j/99161837517?pwd=RzhURFFhRnM1M0QzT3ZTaGNvWGVlQT09

Password: 890322

What: The conversation will be like a book club, we’ll watch the film beforehand and then gather to discuss it.

Let me know if you’d be interested in joining. I’d love your perspective. I’m also in touch with folks from the Center for Humane Technology, who are eager to plug us into their work if we’re interested.

Here’s a link to the trailer:

Netflix’s THE SOCIAL DILEMMA is an exploration of the disproportionate impact that a relatively small number of engineers in Silicon Valley have over the way we think, act, and live our lives. The film tackles an underlying cause of our viral conspiracy theories, teenage mental health issues, rampant misinformation and political polarization, and makes these issues visceral, understandable, and urgent. Through a unique combination of documentary investigation and entertaining narrative drama, award-winning filmmakers Jeff Orlowski (Chasing Ice, Chasing Coral) and Larissa Rhodes (Chasing Coral) combine the perspectives of technology insiders and experts to make a compelling case for systemic change.

Best,

Mandla

Meetup Conversation

Mandla Shonhiwa

Hi all! Please use this discussion thread to discuss The Social Dilemma: Book Club Conversation held on Sep 20, 2020.

Feel free to ask questions about the place, date and time, agenda of the meeting, or anything else.

4 years ago

Aimee Shaw

Hey Mandla! Sounds good! Do we need to have any knowledge on anything specific for this meetup? Its on a Sunday right?

4 years ago

Mandla Shonhiwa

Hi Aimee,

Yes, it's on Sunday.

Nope, you don't have to have any prior knowledge. We'll just be discussing the some of the key points raised by the film from a South African perspective. Plus, I'll share some resources on how to get involved as well as how we can design ethical products and systems.

4 years ago

Mandla Shonhiwa

Hi all!

Reminder to join us tomorrow at 10am for our book club discussion around The Social Dilemma documentary.

If you haven’t watched the documentary yet please watch it today.

See you then :)

4 years ago