Supporting Social Enterprises around the world
HIVOS asked STBY to collaborate on the creation of a practical and inspiring Playbook for Social Enterprise Support. In an intensive and co-creative 3-day sprint…
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Learning about design and innovation when it is most needed: Now
The Reach Network of professionals in design and innovation has brought its seasoned practitioners from around the world together to create 5 masterclasses on …
STBY case study on experiencefellow.com
A STBY case study is published on the website of ExperienceFellow. STBY used the mobile ethnography tool ExperienceFellow in order to get a better understanding…
Joining forces towards climate action
In order to create a cleaner and greener world we have to join forces and collectively come up with new ideas and solutions. That is why it is important to STBY to engage…
Two STBY cases in This is Service Design Doing
The practitioners’ handbook: This is Service Design Doing, applies service design in the real world. It includes short descriptions of some of the core service …
Global challenges, local actions
Climate change is a global problem, yet we can locally design interventions that really make a difference, especially in cities around the world. It is well known…
Designing for predictive public spaces
While working on a series of projects aimed at improving the experience of pedestrians and bicyclists, I was reading Andy Clark’s book Surfing Uncertainty:…
Stones and software: a design dilemma of smart wearables
The development of wearables is continuing apace. Established luxury and tech brands, newcomers, startups, have all begun creating serious offerings. Consumers…
Learning from early masters of public life studies
I was recently involved in service design research to support an initiative that involved potential changes to the client’s staff’s way of working,…
Using Open Data for Design Research
I attended a workshop at the Open Data Institute in Shoreditch, an organisation with the important mission “to connect, equip and inspire people around the world…
Design for Europe: Powering Social Innovation
The Design for Europe conference is the main way the European Commission implements its Action Plan for Design-driven Innovation. STBY participated in a session…
Celebration and contemplation at the Design & Emotion Conference
This year’s Design & Emotion conference at Amsterdam’s Pakhuis de Zwijger was a great opportunity to pause for “Celebration & Contemplation” – …