The theme of the latest Service Design Global Conference was: Courage to Design /…
purpose
Let’s talk about meaning and purpose rather than impact and results
When we are asked to present our work and talk about the ‘results’ and /…
Catalysts: A Reach Network collaboration
In collaboration with partners from the Reach Network for Global Design Research /…
The books we read
At STBY we all love to read. Reading widely is not only pleasurable in itself, it /…
How to not become (too) cynical
As design researchers at STBY we are dealing with lots of complex issues and /…
How to shift a system through design
To change a system is a long term effort. It can only happen gradually, over /…
Understanding new forms of care in times of an pandemic
Early 2020, the Covid-19 global pandemic quickly spread and affected the lives of /…
Emerging new rituals at STBY
In times of uncertainty people have a greater need for rituals, anthropologists /…
‘No place for sex trafficking’ program
This week the No Place for Sex Trafficking website launches in the Netherlands. /…
The Subspecies of Design Researcher
As a design research agency, STBY has worked with design researchers of many /…
Making do and getting by with the climate
More and more members of Spring House in Amsterdam are involved in climate /…
Art and cutting-end technology as means to evidence injustice
How to use art and new-media as a mean to collect and articulate the evidence of /…