http://cargocollective.com design think Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:41:40 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/designthink/A-T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N http://cargocollective.com/designthink/following/designthink/A-T-R-A-N-S-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:41:40 +0000 design think 564826 A collaborative research community focused the application of design leadership + design thinking This community is interested in transformation design.Some of us are interested in transformation design action. Some of us are interested in transformation design research. Some of us are interested in transformation design theory. Some of us are interested in transformation design processes. Some of us are interested in transformation design process skills. Some of us are interested in transformation design methods. Some of us are interested in transformation design outcomes. We share interests in the positive transformation of communities.Some of us are interested in the positive transformation of social services. Some of us are interested in the positive transformation of health interactions. Some of us are interested in the positive transformation of environmental systems. Some of us are interested in the positive transformation of civic engagements. Some of us are interested in the positive transformation of economic networks. This community is open and inclusive. We are neighbors in real and virtual communities. We are trans cultural, trans social, trans technical. We are trans discipline, trans institutional, trans national. We are design facilitators and design participants. We are design researchers and design stakeholders. We are design professionals and professional citizens. Together, let’s continue to re•imagine design as a transformative force.This community shares case studies of experiences, methods, processes. 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To be part of the transformation process, pleaseC O N T A C T hello@designleadership.org <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/564826/twitter_us.png" border="0" width="158" height="69" width_o="158" height_o="69" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/564826/twitter_us_o.png" align="left" /> + WE’LL FOLLOW YOU http://cargocollective.com/designthink/D-E-S-I-G-N-T-H-I-N-K-I-N-G http://cargocollective.com/designthink/following/designthink/D-E-S-I-G-N-T-H-I-N-K-I-N-G Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:15:31 +0000 design think 555599 A collaborative research community focused the application of design leadership + design thinking <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-04_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-04_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-05_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-05_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-06_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1446" height_o="1446" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-06_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-15_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-15_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-16_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-16_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-17_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-17_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-01_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-01_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-03_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-03_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-07_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1288" height_o="1288" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-07_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-08_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-08_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-09_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-09_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-10_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-10_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-12_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-12_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-18_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-18_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-19_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1476" height_o="1476" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555599/image-19_o.jpg" align="left" /> D E S I G N . T H I N K I N G is a way of knowing in the world. Today, many people recognize the power of design thinking to identify challenges and frame opportunities + to manage complex systems and clarify ambiguous situations + to generate new approaches when and where innovation is necessary + to create deeper understanding of people and their needs + to shape meaningful experiences that uplift all of us = We believe in the power of design thinking to effect positive changes in all kinds of communities be it a company, a civic organization, a team, a neighborhood or a population. _________________________________ In Designerly Ways of Knowing, Nigel Cross wrote, Design has its own distinct ‘things to know, ways of knowing them, and ways of finding out about them’. _________________________________ Jeanne Liedka, Executive Director of the Batten Institute, University of Virginia Darden School of Business states, “The most fundamental difference between [design and science] is that design thinking deals primarily with what does not yet exist; while scientists deal with explaining what is. That scientists discover the laws that govern today’s reality, while designers invent a different future is a common theme. Thus, while both methods of thinking are hypothesis-driven, the design hypothesis differs from the scientific hypothesis.” http://cargocollective.com/designthink/D-E-S-I-G-N-L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P http://cargocollective.com/designthink/following/designthink/D-E-S-I-G-N-L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:15:30 +0000 design think 555595 A collaborative research community focused the application of design leadership + design thinking <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_05_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_05_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_02_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_02_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_03_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1432" height_o="1432" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_03_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_10_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1404" height_o="1404" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_10_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_11_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_11_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_12_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_12_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_04_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_04_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_06_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_06_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_07_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1222" height_o="1222" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_07_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_08_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_08_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_09_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="640" width_o="1512" height_o="1512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/555595/image_09_o.jpg" align="left" /> D E S I G N . L E A D E R S H I P is a way of being in the world. Design leadership is about bringing people together to question the status quo. + Design leadership is about guiding a process to improve the way things happen. + Design leadership is about facilitating others to design their own futures. = Design leaders support people to effect positive changes in all kinds of communities be it a company, a civic organization, a team, a neighborhood or a population. _________________________________ In describing a new breed of designers as 'metadesigners' Richard Farson writes, "Metadesigners stand at the threshold of leadership, capable of achieving a new level of influence on the nature of design and on the society it affects. They appropriately belong in high councils of corporations and government, making policy-level contributions. As our global crises mount, metadesigners may be among our most valuable leaders." _________________________________ Harold Nelson, President of Advanced Design Institute states, “Design is a process of creative thinking and innovative action. Leadership based on systems thinking and design action is thus about how people are caused to stand together through an intentional process of creativity and innovation.” http://cargocollective.com/designthink/D-E-S-I-G-N-R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H http://cargocollective.com/designthink/following/designthink/D-E-S-I-G-N-R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:15:29 +0000 design think 554993 A collaborative research community focused the application of design leadership + design thinking <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/554993/background_4_640.jpg" border="0" width="640" height="426" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/1/41954/554993/background_4_o.jpg" align="left" /> D E S I G N . R E S E A R C H is a way of finding questions + creating solutions through exploration + action. In an interview filmed for his 1969 Paris exhibition Qu'est—ce que le Design? {What is Design?} at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Charles Eames was asked What are the boundaries of design? His famous response was What are the boundaries of problems? Exploring and engaging these boundaries is an activity of D E S I G N . R E S E A R C H. We think that design research can be a form of action research.* _________________________________ Scholar Ernest Boyer identifies several interconnected types of research: Research as Discovery, Research as Integration, Research as Application, and Research as Teaching. We think that Design Research has the ability to leverage all of these types of research. (Boyer, 1990) _________________________________ * Kurt Lewin describes the process of action research as “a spiral of steps, each of which is composed of a circle of planning, action, and fact-finding about the result of the action”. (Lewin, 1946)