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How do you measure social innovation?

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  Ezio Manzini defines social innovation as “a process of change emerging from the creative re-combination of existing assets (from social capital to historical heritage,…

How to Survive Humanitarian Design

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The blog post by Bruce Nussbaum threw a bomb into the crowd of designers, especially those who are dedicated to Humanitarian Design. If you do…

Can I Design For My Complex World?

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My first semester of TransD is coming to end and it has been quite a journey… I could not possibly write a list of what…

The Slinky Factor

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If John Thackara’s talk about space-time issues in In the Bubble got you weary, try this experiment, which makes visible the physical delay in the…

REI

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  The debate started by Burce Nussbaum seemed to have followed the path of most debates, where a question is posed, only to be attacked…

Object Imagination

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It’s iconic. A single piece of thick white paper, creased and folded into a pint-sized box, held together by a simple handle of slim metal…

“Data is the new soil” and data visualization is our new tool !

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Why write an article about the data visualization. It’s first of all a personal choice. Indeed, when I was young, what i prefered in my…

Beep! Beep! Beep!

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According to Professor Birgit Mager, who runs the Cologne-based Service Design Network, “Service design addresses the functionality and form of services from the perspective of clients. It…

Groupthink, Citythink, Contact

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A mariachi band enters your subway car. As the band strums its first notes, you can almost feel the annoyance of the people around you…

Food for Thought

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“Look, this isn’t fast food,” our waitress barked at us. “No. I get that but it’s been over an hour since we finished appetizers. I’m…