Too Much of a Good Thing

This intervention consists of a short input about Braess’ paradox (the idea that adding resources can make congestion in a system worse, rather than better) and how it impacts my field (computing), and an invitation to the audience to bring some examples from their respective fields to briefly think through together.

Tobias Bernard is a designer working on ethical software in the commons. Originally from the province of Bolzano, he’s currently based in Berlin, Germany. Alongside his design practice he’s very involved in climate activism and interested in topics like collapse, degrowth, and new models for organizing and making decisions.