Are you networked as a leader or an organization? A networked organization is one where the ability to succeed at the mission of the organization is strategically dependent upon others, by design. This is not the same as having networks (as in being part of a market or field), community (which can be networked, but […]
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When we work with clients, partners, and students who are unfamiliar with design, we often start with asking two questions. These two questions — when thoughtfully considered — can serve as the basis for designing the best possible products, services, and policies. To use a phrase often attributed to Albert Einstein (which is believed to
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The importance of measuring design impact is emphasized, questioning the value of unmeasured outcomes. The Design Council promotes systematic evaluation of design’s worth, especially in health and social sectors. Designers must tread cautiously, acknowledging their influence on systems and communities, and ensuring every design strategy incorporates evaluation for responsible innovation.
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If you’re stuck trying to connect your ambitions, your programs, and evidence for use in complex contexts, traditional evaluation models won’t get you there. Design-driven evaluation might. Complex contexts involve multiple sources of input, changing conditions, and different timescales. They bring together uncertainty and a resistance to rigid, linear plans and to the use of
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It’s a strange thing that we easily accept elite athletes and teams, or award-winning performers, having coaches to help them improve and sustain their performance, yet ignore this for human systems work. Why? No matter how experienced, wise, educated or involved a leader is in the craft and practice of their work, there is room
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