Abstract
The catastrophes we face today, whether environmental disasters or societal collapses, show how fragile we are as a society. As Bauman (2000) warns us, these crises are not accidental, but rooted in a liquid modern world, shaped by an anthropocentric worldview that limits our sense of solidarity, interdependence and care. The excessive fluidity, hyperreality, complexity of our era has increased the need for control and autonomy. Sennett (2012) notes that “modern society is ‘de-skilling’ people in practising cooperation” (p.8). Han (2020) addresses that today digital tools shaped by a neoliberal logic of individualism and efficiency leads to “communication without community” (p.13) that lacks shared rituals, spaces and time to listen to each other. This not only creates separation between people but also reinforces a dualism of human and nature. Thus, it is urgent and meaningful to talk about what community means today and how design can contribute in weaving relationalities, in a world where people are “connected but alone” (Turkle, 2012).