Leidy studies how we transform things from the way they are to the way we want them to be. His research on the science of design has appeared in both Nature and Science, and he has written for The Washington Post, Fast Company, Lit Hub, and the Behavioral Scientist. Leidy has authored more than 80 original research articles and secured more than $10 million in competitive funding to support his and others' work in this area.
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Leidy's insights are especially crucial for designers, and has encouraged me to incorporate a moment of subtraction in our design processes. I think we'd all be better off if our products, our laws, our routines, and our homes, occasionally got simpler, instead of more complex.
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And now let's jump right in with Dr. Leidy Klotz.
TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS
[4:06] Life During Covid
[10:06] Early Childhood Lessons
[12:31] Transitioning
[15:16] An Aha! Moment
[21:31] Adding Versus Subtracting
[23:27] The Biology of Subtracting
[27:52] Entropy
[32:12] Functional Subtraction
[38:46] Loss Aversion
[42:17] The Civilizational Level of Adding and Subtracting
[48:45] Subtracting in Design
[51:53] A Subtraction Clause
[55:22] Spirituality in Subtracting
[1:06:05] A Short Sermon
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