Like everyone, we at Stby are getting to grips with not only what AI does, but /…
Thoughts
..observations, thoughts, news and impressions.
Reflecting on recent professional AI gatherings
I’ve just come up for air after attending three different gatherings where I /…
Making R&D work in a small agency: A three-year reflection
In 2022 we decided to restructure the way we were doing R&D at Stby. We /…
Jointly steering towards relational participation
With the obligation for participation with residents in projects from the (local) /…
Team dynamics, confidence, and speed traps in AI-human design process
Recently, our London studio was buzzing with energy as we hosted the London Gov /…
Dutch Design Week reflections
Better Governance by Design (Paulien) A highlight for me was the inspiration day /…
Building the Conditions for Reimagination
As part of R&D at Stby, I focused on designing for activism. The goal was to /…
World Design Congress Reflections
Last week, we attended the World Design Congress at London’s iconic /…
More-than-Human perspectives in redesigning public space
At Stby, interns work on research and development projects. These projects are /…
Reflecting on Notebook LM as a collaborator
Like many other qualitative researchers around us, Stby is actively experimenting /…
AI experiment
Stby and Teaming with AI ran an online participatory study in April 2025, aiming /…
Can we still rely on the internet as a trusted source of information?
The internet was once humanity’s greatest experiment in free information, a /…