
Kevin Slavin
Designer and entrepreneur working across technology, biology, and culture, and co-founder and president of Fairfield Bio; known for the essay 'Design as Participation' and for work at institutions like MIT Media Lab and NYU.
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Mar 3, 2026 • 43min
#136 - Design As Participation - with Kevin Slavin
Kevin Slavin, designer and entrepreneur bridging technology, biology, and culture, reflects on designing within living, interconnected systems. He discusses shifting from control to humility, the limits of regulation, and building a marketplace to mediate trust around genomic data. Short reflections touch on responsibility, incentive design, and how social conditions shape technological adoption.


