Cultural Factory

This is the place for what interests and motivates us: our thoughts, insights, and perspectives, as well as those of the people who inspire us. Here you will discover theoretical and philosophical concepts, authentic stories about society, culture, and the future that lies ahead. The MAIZE cultural factory is a diverse, freeing, and creative space.

Humanities Studies

Waiting on the world to change: for an affective futurability of places

by Alessandra Faccini

In a time marked by uncertainty and a lost sense of future, the search for re-enchantment offers hope and transformative potential.

Organizations

Generations debate | The prologue – One size does not fit all

by Elisa Nicolini

An experimental approach to uncovering untold stories in the fast changing world of work

Tech Perspectives

Will AI put me out of the job market?

by Raffaella Ventaglio

Even though I am a programmer

Humanities Studies

Waiting on the world to change: for an affective futurability of places

by Alessandra Faccini

In a time marked by uncertainty and a lost sense of future, the search for re-enchantment offers hope and transformative potential.

Organizations

Generations debate | The prologue – One size does not fit all

by Elisa Nicolini

An experimental approach to uncovering untold stories in the fast changing world of work

Tech Perspectives

Will AI put me out of the job market?

by Raffaella Ventaglio

Even though I am a programmer

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Sustainability and ecosystem

Relations and society

Tech perspectives

Humanities studies

Organizations

The Desire Issue

What are human beings like when they desire? They are pleasure-seeking animals. Consumers of new products. Subjects who lose themselves in the Other. Seekers of distant stars.

In this edition we have abandoned ourselves to desire. We have broken down its meaning, following different paths that speak to us of freedom, rebellion, and awareness.

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Humanities Studies Identity

Getting a word in — The theatre of voice

We become what we are through voice—our own, but also that of others. And silence sets the stage where the theatrical, vocal performance of life comes to light.

by Matteo Bonazzi

Relations & Society Turning Points

The school that doesn’t exist

Where do we cultivate the independent thinking we need as adults to deal with the world? Professor Roberto Guardigli examines the theme.

by Roberto Guardigli

Humanities Studies Identity

Against identity

Sometimes identity is “negative,” in that it is defined by what someone (or something) is not. And that can be a powerful catalyst for the opening of harmful doors.

by Francesca Coin

Relations & Society Identity

Caroline Sinders: the power of art and the need for change

The fight for human rights has been battering the nations’ parliaments for decades and one of the forms this fight can take is creativity.

by Eleonora Raspi

Sustainability & Ecosystem

The rebirth of the railway

The train is undoubtedly a means of transport. But that's not all there is to it: the railway is a line that crosses borders, connects distant lands, and moves lives from villages to cities.

by Marco Carlone

Tech Perspectives

Desire

Hey ChatGPT, do you desire?

Our new issue of MAIZE tackles the topic of desire, as the utmost manifestation of humanity. Let’s ask ChatGPT about it, and see what it comes up with.

by Andrea Bolioli

Humanities Studies

Desire

A brief history of Desire

Between the West and the East, the body and the stars, power and liberation: an epic voyage spanning centuries, exploring the myriad paradoxes within the concept of desire.

Humanities Studies

Desire

Everything was already there

Without someone to look at us, we have no identity. And to look is, after all, to begin to desire.

by Giulia Pozzobon

Organizations

(Un)recipe for decision-making

When it comes to decision-making, our choices aren't always rational. But is there a good recipe to make better decisions?

by Veronica Pelazzini

Organizations

Turning Points

No excuses to avoid the change

The historical period we’re living in is a perfect example of a bridge between our past and the future. It’s the right time to think about ourselves and to reinvent. What is truly necessary?

by Howard Tullman