What is Design Public?
Design Public is a series of conversations about design and innovation in the public interest.This blog is curated by the Center for Knowledge Societies, the innovation consulting firm that guides the establishment of the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation.
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Agenda for ColourNext Dialogues 2012
As we mentioned in a post earlier this week, the Center for Knowledge Societies is collaborating with Asian Paints in organizing an event, ColourNext Dialogues 2012, a a first of its kind conclave on colour trends, forecasting and visual directions … Continue reading
SOPA, PIPA, and the Crisis of Trust
Yesterday saw a ‘blackout’ of several popular websites, including Wikipedia and Reddit, whilst other popular websites like Google and Craigslist displayed messages on their homepages, protesting against two separate anti-censorship bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect … Continue reading
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Tagged access to information, censorship, craigslist, crisis of trust, facebook, google, internet, pipa, protest, reddit, right to expression, sopa, trust, wikipedia, youtube, zuckerberg
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On the Design of Politics
So often the intellectual disciplines of politics and design are categorized separately, into the realist and the whimsical, assuming policy design and structuring institutions are the only semi-creative outlets for a political scientist. But even in its most artistic meaning, … Continue reading
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Tagged arab spring, art, design, designpublic, euro, graffiti, innovation, politics, propaganda, public opinion
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ColourNext Dialogues: Colour, Social Trends and More
Asian Paints, in partnership with the Center for Knowledge Societies, is pleased and excited to announce ColourNext Dialogues 2012, a first of its kind conclave on the social meaning of colour trends and visual directions in Indian society. The conclave … Continue reading
Planning for D!p 3 Begins
By Ayesha Vemuri Hello and greetings for the new year! First, our apologies for the long silence, but although we’ve been back from the winter break for two weeks now, planning our various new activities and directions for the new … Continue reading
