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Talk 11: Evidence Based Programme Design: Report and Reflections
The short hand definition of design as a ‘problem-solving’ activity is increasingly inadequate. Indeed the definition of ‘problems’ and ‘solutions’ has been challenged by designers and researchers since the early nineties (Buchanan, 1992). More recently, the aim of establishing a … Continue reading
Talk 10 Designing for Sharing: Report and Reflections
Design for sharing is an enormous, but fascinating challenge. A number of start-ups and initiatives have appeared recently that facilitate peer-to-peer exchange systems. These promote swapping, sharing, bartering, trading and renting over individual ownership. They would include Freecycle, Zopa, Ecomodo … Continue reading
Report: Ethics in Practice
The ninth social design talk interrogated the (perhaps overlooked) ethical questions prompted by social design practice. Very crudely, social designers, unlike social scientists, are not required to apply the same rigorous analysis to the appropriateness of intervening, or making certain … Continue reading
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Talk 10: Designing for Sharing
Date/ Time Friday 3rd May 6.30 – 8.30pm Speaker Ben Reason, Director, LiveWork Respondent Prof. Iain Borden, The Bartlett UCL Venue Lecture Theatre, E003 Central St Martins College of Art & Design 1 Granary Square, London, N1C 4AA About the … Continue reading
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Lynne Maher/Experience-based design, innovation and the NHS — report
These are challenging times for the NHS. It has some 1.4 million employees. It currently costs around £100bn. to run and it is expected to shoulder £15bn. in spending cuts over the next 2-3 years while also increasing quality. Some argue that … Continue reading
TALK 9: Ethics in Practice
Date: Wednesday 20th March 7.00pm – 8.30pm Location: The Darryl Forde Seminar Room, Department of Anthropology, 14 Taviton Street, UCL Speakers: Dr Adam Drazin, Co-ordinator MA Culture, Materials & Design, Dept of Anthropology, UCL, Mary Rose Cook, Co-founder and managing director, Uscreates This session will focus on … Continue reading
NEXT TALK: Experience based design, Innovation and the NHS
Social Design Talk 8 Date: Thursday 28 February 6.30 – 8.30pm Location: House of Lords, Committee Room 4A Speaker: Dr. Lynne Maher, Director for Innovation and Design, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement Respondent: Yashu Reddy, Healthbox Lynne Maher discusses her experience … Continue reading
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Report: Talk 7, Collaborative Change
Social Design Talk 7 was given by Steven Johnson, Director of Collaborative Change, and co-founder of social design agency The Hub. Steven outlined his ambition to develop a socially engaged ‘collaborative community’ within the creative industries. He began by introducing … Continue reading
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Andrea Siodmok/ Cornwall Council – Report
Q: How can a local council be ten times better without increasing their budget? This was the central question that sparked a new approach to tackling local challenges in Cornwall. The answer: to work with the public in more creative … Continue reading
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