Systems of Influence: The Hidden Forces Shaping What We Do
Staying safe is about understanding systems that affect our choices, not just individuals. We need to design systems better if we want real change to take place.
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Seeking simplicity among complexity? Go Dutch!
In a world awash in content and the resulting complexity that comes when it all intersects the viable options for
Read moreReflections said, not done
Reflective practice is the cornerstone of developmental evaluation and organizational learning and yet is one of the least discussed
Read more“If You Build It..”: A Reflection on A Social Innovation Story
If You Build it is documentary about a social innovation project aimed at cultivating design skills with youth to tackle
Read moreSystems and Design Thinking Go to the Ballpark
A recent trip to baseball’s legendary Fenway Park provided the ideal example of understanding systems and how they can create public health problems like obesity through structural means. Being aware of these systems, their boundaries, and their activities can help us better find the causes of individual activity by looking at what encourages behaviour not just what people do.
Read more300: Crises in Complexity, Opportunities in Design
In 2009 Censemaking was launched as a platform to explore issues in complexity and ways we can make sense of
Read moreDesign Space in Public Health
If design is everywhere humans are and shapes our interactions in the built environment, which dictates how we interact with
Read moreDesign / Time
Design’s relationship with space is complex and well documented in the literature on architecture, interior design, and product innovation. The
Read moreDesigning Creative Spaces for Learning
Keith Sawyer’s latest post provides a terrific introduction to a new series coming on the design of learning that I’ll
Read moreDesigning for Innovation: The Role of Time and Space
The language of design is geared towards birthing products and services, but rarely about their sustainability and life over time. What else might move the dialogue from studio to ecosystem?
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