I have spent this afternoon exploring a fantastic project called Mindapples. “Mindapples is a social movement to promote individual self-management of mental wellbeing. The original “5-a-day” campaign encouraged people to …
I have spent the last few days at Europe’s first conference dedicated to Service Design. I was also lucky enough to see beautiful Amsterdam in the snow.. In the 168people …
I am off to Amsterdam this morning for the Service Design Conference! Really looking forward to being back in the wonderful city and meeting DesignThinkers again! Be back in a …
“Kent County Council and Engine Service Design have been supporting teams of innovators across the county in using new tools and techniques to deliver better services. Local Government Channel explores …
“Design Thinking can be understood as a series of overlapping and interconnected principles that revolve around a unified concept of holistic thought and action.” A fascinating collection of sketches and …
Yesterday I spent the day at Glasgow School of Art. I met lots of new interesting people and was in the midst of the exciting second stage of the Real …
“Drawing on his background in Whitehall and local government, the chair of Design Council, Sir Michael Bichard, tells Jane Dudman that well designed public services can tackle some of society’s …
Here is a sneak preview of my day tomorrow. An extremely exciting video from Paul and Alice at Thinkpublic. The Real Work Experience Workshop from thinkpublic on Vimeo. I cannot …
Designers are being sought to improve public services. “The Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills has put forward an initial £200 000 to support the Design Council’s Public Services by …
Humanity, habitats, health and happiness. “Project H Design is a charitable organization that supports, inspires, and delivers life-improving humanitarian product design solutions. We champion industrial design as a tool to …
I have discovered a fantastic new blog Spark. This creation focusing on people, conversation and ideas, belongs to Sophia Parker; co-author of the public service design publication The Journey to …
We are getting together Wednesday of this week..the more the merrier :) Learn more on our blog.
The Guardian team up with IDEO to tell us why now is the time for innovative thinking and innovation. They have also revamped their website. This collaboration is an invaluable …
In this Autumn’s edition of In View, a founder of live|work Ben Reason talks about the importance of Service Thinking for innovation in healthcare. The report focuses on patient-centered innovation. …
Watch this: I saw this Barnardo’s campaign on the news a few minutes ago. The comments already appearing on the YouTube show contrasting opinions. One comment read: “This will eventually …
