Cultivating Memories: Exploring Jewish Experience Design as a Practice of Tending to our Traditions
Session Description
Jewish Experience Design (JXD) treats memory and tradition as living material to be tended, not obstacles standing in the way of innovation. Drawing on Mussar, the centuries-old Jewish practice of cultivating character one small, deliberate choice at a time, this session explores design as an ongoing act of care for what a community has inherited. Together we’ll ask what it means to cultivate belonging across generations, not just across a single design cycle.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Mike Wirth
Mike Wirth is a visual artist, digital designer, muralist, author, futurist, and design educator whose work blends storytelling, technology, cultural identity, and speculative design. A leader in Jewish futurism, he uses art and design to reimagine Jewish culture, identity, traditions, and rituals for the future. He is a Full Professor of Graphic Design at Queens University, an artist-in-residence at the Stan Greenspon Center, and the author of Hiddur Olam: Bereshit – Genesis and host of The Jewish Futurism Lab podcast.