Plushy
Character-led communication for moments that text does not carry well.
Building technologies to enable human flourishing.
01 / ORGANIZATION
Aria is an innovation studio and applied research lab.
We investigate emerging technologies and build new products, tools, and ventures.
The work connects sociotechnical research with design and engineering, with human flourishing as its direction.
02 / PRINCIPLES
Design principles for a better future.
- Agency
- Legibility, choice, and contestability.
- Capability
- Durable power to learn, create, and act.
- Dignity
- Human ends over extractive optimization.
- Power
- Authority made visible and answerable.
- Futurity
- Preserve meaningful options for those who follow.
03 / CURRENT WORK
Ethics.tools
In-situ ethics tools for fast-moving teams.
Necessary Futures
A critical sociotechnical design project.