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I am intrigued by the human resilience angle in the case for better urban design implied by Eric Klinenberg in his article in the New Yorker. In the article ‘Adaptation: How can cities be “climate-proofed?”’, Klinenberg discusses disaster preparedness in general and describes several large scale engineering solutions to climate change, solutions that are of… Read more »

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“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.”  – The Philosophy of Andy Warhol A new generation of young adults would agree, according to the NPR’s series on the changing American Dream. A recent piece by Sam Sanders called “Globals’ Generation Focuses on Experience” suggesting that the American Dream… Read more »

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My first exposure to the community of social impact design was the Public Architecture sponsored Design Access Summit.   The summit gathered a group of articulate people with depth in the diverse range of assets required for success in this work.   A range of the topics was explored both in short presentations and in very active… Read more »

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Is social impact design limited to a design process that engages a community in need, to reach a specific solution or can a meaningful definition also include designs which seek, in some unspecific way, to change a cultural condition for the better, for the public good? When the community to be served is looking for… Read more »

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I like change. When the timing is right, change is exhilarating. Being the author, or even midwife, of positive change is a worthy life’s work. The innovative work of IDEO is about change and human centered design. IDEO has intrigued me for some time, perhaps in part because they see the role of design as… Read more »

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