Elevating Design & Design Thinking
Design thinking has brought the language of design into popular discourse across different fields, but it’s failings threaten to
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Beyond Bullshit for Design Thinking
Design thinking is in its ‘bullshit’ phase, a time characterized by wild hype, popularity and little evidence of what it
Read moreDesign thinking is BS (and other harsh truths)
Design thinking continues to gain popularity as a means for creative problem-solving and innovation across business and social sectors. Time
Read moreA mindset for developmental evaluation
Developmental evaluation requires different ways of thinking about programs, people, contexts and the data that comes from all three. Without
Read moreExploding goals and their myths
Goal-directed language guides much of our social policy, investment and quests for innovation without much thought of what that means
Read moreHealing, by design
The concept of healing plays an integral part of healthy human development in many cultures, yet is largely unknown or misunderstood in
Read moreA Beautiful Idea
Is what you do, where you work, or how you organize, beautiful? Among the many words used to describe our
Read moreSeeking 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 moreThe Design Paradox of Democracy
The series on paradox continues as the matter of politics, democracy and the power of the people get puts under
Read moreFail Fast, Succeed Sooner(?)
Our series on paradox continues today by taking a look at the curious case of failure and how it’s
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