Author Archives: Lucy Kimbell

About Lucy Kimbell

Professor of Contemporary Design Practices, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Academic design researcher. Author of Service Innovation Handbook. Twitter @lixindex. Mastodon lixindex.assemblag.es

Social Design Talk 16: Designing social design toolkits

Posted on 16/03/2014 by Lucy Kimbell

Date  Monday 7 April 1830 Location  Seminar room E002, Central Saint Martins, London Speakers: Geke van Dijk (STBY), Ayush Chauhan (Quicksand – via skype from Delhi) and Theo Keane (NESTA) Respondent: Ezio Manzini (DESIS) This Social Design Talk is jointly organized with the UAL … Continue reading →

Posted in International policy, Methods, social innovation, Sustainable futures | 1 Comment

Report: Social Design Talk 14: Vinay Venkatraman: Design for frugal innovation

Posted on 03/02/2014 by Lucy Kimbell

Vinay Venkatraman’s Social Design Talk at the Victoria and Albert Museum provoked great excitement and great unease. The excitement came from hearing an account of design-led innovation for social impact that offered something distinctive in relation to current conversations about … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Activism, Frugal, social innovation | 1 Comment