Designing for Better Mental Health Policy
Why building capacity for design into mental health policymaking will produce more effective services.
Design Thinking - Articles
Innovations in solution-based design techniques that address social problems (more)
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Designing New Worlds and Futures
An excerpt from Design Social Change on utopian world creation
The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2023
Design thinking, narrative change, AI, impact investing, the future of philanthropy, and more.
Design Thinking Misses the Mark
Design thinking has failed to deliver on its promise to solve the world’s thorniest social challenges. Adopting a critical design stance can help designers serve communities, rather than their own methodology.
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The Digital Economy Is Broken—But It’s Not Too Late
Tech titans are fostering new forms of digital colonialism, both within wealthy countries and on the global stage. But it’s not too late to build a digital economy that works for everyone.
Affirmative Action Decision Is a Call to Double Down on Racial Equity
The Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action. But race-informed approaches to policy can still transform our institutions in ways that close equity gaps and benefit everyone.
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Living Calm in New Hybrid Environments
An excerpt from Calm Living on feeling with colors.
Rethinking Risk and Responsibility in the Western Wildfire Crisis
There are three generalized strategies policy makers may use to drive societal change. But, how are policy makers to decide what combination of these three tools will work to best manage the wildfire challenge?
Convening by Design
Principles and tactics for creating strategic convenings that foster meaningful interaction and outcomes.
Solving Social Media’s ‘Local Paradox’
Local social networks are often filled with just as much misinformation, racism, and toxicity as global platforms, with effects that can be even more severe.