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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An Overview of Pecha Kucha #15: ‘Our Spaces, Our Voices’
It’s always difficult to give an overview of something as wide-ranging and thought-provoking as this last Pecha Kucha Night without losing some really crucial information. We had twelve amazing speakers talking about completely different aspects of space and voice, and … Continue reading
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Tagged dialogue, Our Spaces Our Voices, Pecha Kucha Night, protest, public space
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On the Ownership of Public Spaces
Last week, I wrote about participation in public spaces, about how it affects trust and the relationship between the people and the state. Within that post, I shared a lot of content that we had created in the past, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Delhi protests, Occupy london, Pecha Kucha Night, protest, public space
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On Participation in Public Spaces
Our Pecha Kucha Night next week focuses on Public Spaces and Voices, in light of the events of not only the last month, but also because of the kinds of developments we’ve been seeing Delhi for the last few years. … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Hazare, design, flash mobs, innovation, Pecha Kucha Night, protest, trust, urban spaces
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Pecha Kucha 2013: Our Spaces, Our Voices
As you’ve probably seen, we’re planning another edition of the Pecha Kucha night this month, which will be held at the grounds of the Adianta School for Leadership and Innovation on the 31st. This Pecha Kucha Night, inspired by the … 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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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
Technology and the New Digital Individual – Liberation or Enslavement?
The many revolutions happening around the world, from Ramlila Maidan to Tahrir Square, have been, or are being, at least in part fueled and propelled by the technologies we use, especially online social media. And at the same time, governments … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, crisis of trust, digital individual, Egypt, innovation, internet, protest, public, Tahrir Square, technology, trust
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