Itamar Medeiros

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Brazil closed 2025 with a record 9M+ foreign visitors and the world’s fastest tourism growth. A success story, yes—but at what cost, and for whom? Is Brazil designing a resilient visitor economy or just chasing numbers? Join the debate in the comments.

#Brazil #Tourism #TourismTrends #Economics #Travel #travelindustrytrends #travelindustryreport

https://www.designative.info/2026/03/25/economy-in-brazil-record-number-of-tourists-in-2025/

Economy in Brazil: record number of Tourists in 2025 » { design@tive } information design

Brazil’s 2025 tourism boom shattered records and forecasts, raising a key question: can Brazil turn volume into sustainable, inclusive value?

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We didn’t evolve past command lines to rebuild them as chat.

Getting out of the conversation trap means designing *when not to talk*: combining conversation with direct manipulation, restoring visibility, and matching interaction to the job. Are we choosing the right modality or defaulting to chat?

https://www.designative.info/2026/03/23/beyond-the-conversation-trap-designing-for-hybrid-human-agent-interaction-modes/

Beyond the Conversation Trap: Designing for Hybrid Human-Agent Interaction Modes » { design@tive } information design

Hybrid interaction patterns for agentic AI show how conversation and direct manipulation work together to support real work beyond chat-first design.

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We spent decades moving beyond #commandline—toward #interfaces that made work visible.

Now we’re rebuilding everything as chat.
Not because it fits the work, but because the tech allows it.

This isn’t a technical shift. It’s a design regression worth debating.

#AI #AgenticAI #UX #UserExperience #ConversationDesign #ConversationalUI #HumanAgentCenteredDesign

https://www.designative.info/2026/03/19/the-conversation-trap-why-defaulting-to-chat-might-be-the-biggest-interaction-design-mistake-of-the-ai-era/

The Conversation Trap: why defaulting to chat might be the biggest interaction design mistake of the AI era » { design@tive } information design

We didn’t evolve past command lines to return to them in disguise. Not every task should be conversational—and designers should know better.

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Strategy starts with shifting beliefs. Liminal Thinking gives you the tools to create change by making assumptions visible and new thinking possible. #DesignStrategy #OrganizationalChange #UXLeadership

https://www.designative.info/2026/03/18/book-review-liminal-thinking-by-dave-gray/

Book Review: "Liminal Thinking" by Dave Gray » { design@tive } information design

"Liminal Thinking" is a concise guide to shifting beliefs and navigating ambiguity. Required reading for leaders guiding change through design.

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40 years of Songs from the Big Chair: a record that taught me to live with the tension between “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.”

https://www.designative.info/2025/02/25/for-inspiration-everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-by-tears-for-fears/

For Inspiration: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears » { design@tive } information design

40 years of Songs from the Big Chair: a record that taught me to live with the tension between “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.”

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Most AI tools support to collaboration focuses on transcripts, summaries, and notes. But recording conversations doesn’t create alignment—grounding mechanisms do.

AI Agents in teamwork should focus on maintaining shared understanding, not just documenting collaboration.

https://www.designative.info/2026/03/14/common-ground-at-scale-maintaining-shared-understanding-when-agents-mediate/

Common Ground at Scale: Maintaining Shared Understanding When Agents Mediate » { design@tive } information design

In the age of agentic AI, collaboration agents shouldn’t just summarize meetings—they should help teams build and maintain shared understanding.

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As "The Secret Agent" walks into Oscar weekend with four nominations, the real question isn’t “How many Oscars?” but “Which values are we amplifying when the world is watching?” From Recife’s streets to Hollywood, what should success mean for artists and designers today?

https://www.designative.info/2026/03/13/arts-in-brazil-the-secret-agent-heads-into-oscar-weekend-with-four-nominations/

Arts in Brazil: “The Secret Agent” Heads into Oscar Weekend with Four Nominations » { design@tive } information design

Wagner Moura and The Secret Agent head into Oscar weekend with four nominations, turning Pernambuco’s darkest memories into global reflection.

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With a total of 87 consortium members involved, the project aligns with broader EU strategic priorities and the work of organisations like IPCEI-CIS, the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) and EuroHPC, supporting European industrial competitiveness. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-announces-eu75-million-euro-3c-project-build-federated-telco-edge-cloud-infrastructure #SovereignCloud
Commission announces €75 million EURO-3C Project to build a federated Telco-Edge-Cloud infrastructure for digital sovereignty

At Mobile World Congress 2026, the European Commission has unveiled EURO-3C, a €75 million project to develop Europe’s first large-scale federated Telco-Edge-Cloud infrastructure, supported by Horizon Europe.

Shaping Europe’s digital future

The European Parliament adopted on Tuesday a series of recommendations urging lawmakers to find a “permanent” solution to protect #copyright from use by #artificialintelligence (#AI), a move that #creativeindustry groups say signals strong political backing for #artists and rights holders.

#IntellectualPropertyProtection #IntellectualProperty #Creativity #CreativeProcesses

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/03/10/eu-parliament-urges-new-rules-to-protect-creative-works-from-ai-training

EU Parliament votes for ‘permanent’ fix for AI copyright

The report calls for a European register to list every copyrighted work used to train AI models and whether the artists have opted out.

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