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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Tag Archives: user-centered innovation
Sketching, Soft-Board and Cubicle of thoughts
Early December 2014 – Vaccine Delivery Kit (VDK) Team shifted from that little round table to a designated cabin. Despite all the background buzzing noises & exit door just by the space, we still are very happy with the allotted … Continue reading
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Tagged design public, design research, Public Health, user-centered innovation
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The Dark Side of Innovation
Is Innovation inherently unsustainable? Over at the World Policy Institute, Greg Lindsay writes about the unintended consequences of innovation — specifically, of frugal and user-driven innovations. Lindsay takes the example of the 1 lakh rupee (approximately $2500) Tata Nano car, … Continue reading
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: An Interview with Ekta Ohri
By Ayesha Vemuri Ekta Ohri, the Head of Project Operations at CKS, recently attended a workshop organized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) in Seattle. I spoke with Ekta about her experience there, and wanted to share some … Continue reading
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Tagged Bihar, ethnography, Gates Foundation, maternal and child health, user-centered innovation
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