Name: We are all designers
Uploaded: 2012-06-11T15:24:20Z
Duration: 19 min 26 s
Description: Journalist John Hockenberry tells a personal story inspired by a pair of flashy wheels in a wheelchair-parts catalogue -- and how they showed him the value of designing a life of intent. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)

Journalist John Hockenberry tells a personal story inspired by a pair of flashy wheels in a wheelchair-parts catalogue -- and how they showed him the value of designing a life of intent. (From The Design Studio session at TED2012, guest-curated by Chee Pearlman and David Rockwell.)

We are all designers

Deliberate intent can turn even the most challenging circumstances into sources of creativity and meaning. After a life-changing accident left him using a wheelchair, a pair of flashy wheels sparked not just attention but a new sense of authorship and agency. The shift from victimhood to ownership is not just personal; it reveals how design with purpose can change how people and objects are perceived. In a complex world shaped by human choices, living and creating with intention becomes a powerful act.