Design Thinking as a Turnaround Tool
Changing an organization’s vision and culture takes a long time and tremendous commitment, but design thinking can help lead the way.
Design Thinking Innovations in solution-based design techniques that address social problems
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Optimizing on the Edges
Combining tools such as design thinking, behavioral science, and evaluation can shape programs to improve patient experiences and change health behaviors.
Cultivating Legitimacy in Philanthropy
It’s worth remembering that communities have the power to take away philanthropy’s social license to operate.
Public-Planet Partnerships: Time to Ratify Our Free Trade Agreement with Nature
We protect nature. We learn from nature. But we are not collaborating with nature to solve the greatest challenges a human generation has ever faced.
Unleashing Social Sector Creativity with Design
Making effective use of the creative power of design requires engaging entire organizations—from leadership to the front lines.
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Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
Human-Centered, Systems-Minded Design
Both human-centered and systems-thinking methods fit within an effective design approach, and can work in conjunction to address social challenges.
Why Social Innovators Need Design Thinking
Design is a process especially suited to divergent thinking—the exploration of new choices and alternative solutions.
Convening by Design
Principles and tactics for creating strategic convenings that foster meaningful interaction and outcomes.
The Ethics of Innovation
An ethical framework can bridge the worlds of startup technology and international development to strengthen cross-sector innovation in the social sector.