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.
The Bigger Picture: A Panel Discussion
In this panel presentation, leaders in the field @jcoronado1 @crystalcy @guneetc79 @rachelposman share their thoughts with @louisrosenfeld on @designopssummit conference themes.
Distributed Design Operations Management
In this @designopssummit presentation, we get some practical guidance from @jilannawilson about the role that leaders can play in making remote teams …
Expensive Routers Create Connections
In this @designopssummit presentation, @indrapendence shares how she used human-centered approaches to improve collaboration within and across teams, while still taking care …
Group Activity: A Deep Dive Into Value and Outcomes
In this interactive @designopssummit session, @bettay and Kamdyne Moore share an initial measurement framework for DesignOps, and solicited audience feedback.
Measuring the Designer Experience
In this @designopssummit presentation, Kim Fellman Cohen shares how @pinterest used Design Thinking to pilot and measure improvements to employee satisfaction of …
Real Talk: Proving Value through a Scrappy Playbook
In this @designopssummit presentation, Dianne Que shares her experiences in creating a ‘scrappy’ playbook, measuring impact, and how to weather change in …