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Social Design Talk 11 — Evidence-based programme design in international policy contexts

Posted on 11/05/2013

Speaker:  Dr Derek B Miller, The Policy Lab and UNIDIR Respondent:  Zaid Hassan, Reos Partners Chair:  Dr Adam Drazin Thursday 30 May, 1830-2030  The Darryl Forde Seminar Room Department of Anthropology University College London 14 Taviton Street London    WC1H 0BT … Continue reading →

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Talk 10 Designing for Sharing: Report and Reflections

Posted on 09/05/2013

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 →

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Lynne Maher/Experience-based design, innovation and the NHS — report

Posted on 11/03/2013

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 →

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Mariana Amatullo talk – report

Posted on 01/06/2012

Social design implies a number of features that seem to run counter to the mainstream commercial practices that frame much of design education. Getting graduates ‘industry ready’ often dominates. If design also encompasses developing services and artefacts that make public … Continue reading →

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Cameron Tonkinwise talk — report

Posted on 15/03/2012

‘It’s not a good moment for social design’ were the less-than-uplifting initial words of Cameron Tonkinwise, Professor of Sustainable Design and Parsons New School for Design, New York. Social capital is being eroded as recessionary America bites deeper, further individualizing … Continue reading →

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A Typology of Social Design, Tuesday 13 March 2012, 6:00-7:15 pm

Posted on 06/03/2012

Speaker  Cameron Tonkinwise, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, and New School DESISLab Venue The Young Foundation 18 Victoria Park Square London E2 9PF Tickets (sold out):  http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/3008521569/estw Biog I am the Chair of Social Business Design developing the School … Continue reading →

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