Environmentally Friendly Housing for the Masses
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Great social issue video games are out there; now it’s time to invest in them.
What John Doerr Can Do for Women in Design
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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.
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The Information Age Goes Old School
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Why Social Innovators Need Design Thinking
Design is a process especially suited to divergent thinking—the exploration of new choices and alternative solutions.
Big Data for Social Innovation
Nonprofits lag behind business and science in using big data effectively.