Urban Acupuncture Design Theory: Researching New Development Practices in South Africa
Sometimes it only takes a “spark,” a “simple, focused intervention,” a “single stroke of genius,” or “the single prick of a needle” …
How to Build a Sandwich
A degree in sociocultural anthropology may not be the most obvious background for a food stylist, yet it was a love for …
Smartphones “In-Between” or: What Do Smartphones Have in Common With Doors?*
Suzana Jovicic Credits: Thomas Sobottka It is Friday night in a youth centre on the outskirts of Vienna; the lights are dim, …
“Doing Being a Latina,” or Performing Identities Through a Computer Voice
The ability to communicate is often taken-for-granted and imperceptible, despite being vital to everyday life. It defines our social performances as family …
Waschbeton 15
Eigentlich ein perfektes Haus. O.W. Ungers, der ein Haus ohne Eigenschaften bauen wollte und dabei scheiterte, hätte hier sein Vorbild gefunden. (Foto: …
Architecture as a Justice-Accessing Technology in Postwar Guatemala
Forest analysis of scorched earth. Courtesy of Daniele Profeta. Princeton University, 2015. On an early January morning in 2015 a group of …
Obertauern: Wie konnte das passieren?
Ein Besuch im österreichischen Wintersportort Obertauern (Salzburger Land, glaube ich) im Sommer ist ein interessanter Ausflug in die ästhetische Katastrophe. Der fehlende …
Alltag in Ostdeutschland
Ein Dorfzentrum in der Altmark: Keine Neuigkeiten, keine Amtsinformationen, vermutlich auch kein Internet, aber immerhin kann man Briefe verschicken (zumindest einwerfen). Ein …
Dark Patterns, or Shades of Grey?
Screen Time app. Credit: Apple Press Kit Auto-playing videos. Bottomless social media newsfeeds. Accentuated “I consent” buttons. The internet may appear as …
Video Games, Mental Health, and the Complicated Nature of Playing
Young man plays Fortnite at a gaming competition CC BY-SA 4.0 He melted into the shadows, pressing the ‘E’ key on his …
Critical Imagination at the Intersection of STS Pedagogy and Research
*This post was co-authored by Emily York and Shannon Conley* In 2017, we established the STS Futures Lab—a space to critically interrogate …
Closing Keynote: Amplify. Not Optimize.
In the closing keynote of @designopssummit, @daveixd shares his perspectives on the evolution of DesignOps, and the role we all need to …
Learning over Outcomes
In this @designopssummit presentation, @heyBFal shares some of the ways that Google uses principles from Montessori to encourage a learning culture.
Leading Through Change
In this @designopssummit presentation, @purvidesign shares some of her learnings from driving centralization of and lasting change for design at Visa.
Design is Not the Frosting on the Scaled Agile Layer Cake
In this @designopssummit presentation, @erinhauber shows us how she made the most of her org’s transition to SAFe, carving out room for …
Setting the Table for Dynamic Change
In this interactive @designopssummit presentation, we hear from @alisonrand @FreyJacqui about how an understanding of Change Management can help us be more …
“Prototype” vs “Prototype”—Breaking Down and Rebuilding Our Understanding of What We Do
In this @designopssummit we learn from @DesignerGeeking about the challenges of establishing common understanding in a new disciplinary team, and how DesignOps …
Transforming Strategic Research Capacity through Democratization
In this @designopssumit presentation, @MarjorieSample and @keshiekay share their lessons from teaching designers how to do evaluative research, and the benefits to …
Lessons From the DesignOps Journey of the World’s Largest Travel Site
In this @designopssumsit presentation by @eniola5, we learn about the cultural challenges of making large scale change when attempting to standardize a …
DesignOps in Wonderland
In this @designopssummit presentation, we hear about the journey and evolution of DesignOps at ExpressScripts in the context of an Agile transformation, …
Debunking the Myths of Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Day2 of @designopssummit! To start of the day, we heard from @alanstairs about what it *really* takes to lead great cross-functional teams.