The following is a guest post from Dave Whiteland and Paul Lenz from mySociety, who participated in a design workshop with us in Cape Town last month. The Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC) in South Africa is embarking on a project based on mySociety’s Alaveteli platform. Alaveteli is mySociety’s open source software that runs freedom of information sites around the…
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*pop-up class |ˈpɑp ˌəp klas| noun: cutting edge, short elective classes and workshops taught at Stanford d.school. Are you a Stanford student and can’t wait to dig into design thinking? Are you excited about the d.school, but can’t commit to a full-quarter class? Are you fired up by working on projects in cutting edge topics? Take…
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Ever wish there was an opportunity to quickly get some design thinking training at the d.school? For yourself or for project partners or colleagues who are interested in design thinking? Here’s an opportunity for d.spin-up, brought to you by the d.leadership team at the d.school: We are going to host an introductory bootcamp experience the evenings…
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The following is a guest post by Mark Kamau, lead of the iHub’s UXLab and our partner for a recent prototype we tested in Nairobi. We asked him to reflect on his experience participating in our design challenge and how it fits into his broader mission to foster a design thinking community in Nairobi. When…
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Have you been itching to find out more about what kinds of design thinking classes and projects will be offered by the d.school this Winter and Spring? Here’s your chance to find out! Tuesday Feb. 19th, from 12:00-1:00pm the d.school will host an information expo. Find out more about the classes we’ll be offering this spring (and eat for…
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We are thrilled to share this interview of David Kelley on 60 Minutes with Charlie Rose. The interview covers David’s pioneering work in design thinking, co-founding IDEO and Stanford’s d.school, and his ’54 Chevy pickup truck. Below is a snippet of David Kelley encouraging people to build creative confidence. See the full interview on 60 Minutes here. (Keep an eye out for d.school…
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We are pretty excited about something George Kembel, our co-founder, is embarking on in January. He has been asking the question, “how might we begin to nurture creative potential and unleash innovation at global scale”? To immerse himself in this challenge, George has partnered with a fellow wayward thinker, Daniel Epstein, founder of Unreasonable Institute,…
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One of the first questions we wanted to answer was, “What do we mean when we say governance?” and “What areas of governance are in scope for our work?” Our inclination was to start with a taxonomy of the governance space. But, it didn’t seem like we should be reinventing the wheel. Surely, there must…
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This is a guest post from Michael Margolis, the lead user researcher for the Google Ventures design studio. Michael spends his days helping the fund’s portfolio companies to quickly recruit users, test products, and synthesize the feedback into an actionable iteration plan. He also writes for the design studio’s blog, Design Staff. By now we…
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Juntos Finanzas, a startup that provides personal financial tools to Latino communities, began as a project led by d.school student Ben Knelman in our LaunchPad class in 2010. Since then, the startup has gained global recognition and Knelman has been named one of The World Economic Forum’s “Global Shapers” under 30. Here’s an update from the…
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