March 2012
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Design for Good Syndrome
morethanthisblog: There are several “Design for Good” entities that will likely never move past surface-level efforts for social change until they realize that systems change is (1) a cross-disciplinary sport, (2) a long haul and (3) not always popular. Until designers find a way to move beyond our networks of peer support, the result of any Design for Good (or Social Design if you prefer)...
Mar 1st
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February 2012
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Comm 2 - who had this idea →
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The solution to the problems of our world, which... →
Feb 20th
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For my Comm2 people
Welcome to the Ideation process! Remember, you want to come up with as many ideas for solutions to your problem as possible. Don’t judge them, don’t worry about if you think they might work or not, or if they cost to much, or seem impractical. Don’t worry if they seem too simple, or too complex. We want to assemble as many ideas as we possibly can. You should all have at least...
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Community by Design
morethanthisblog: Last weekend, I found myself in a situation not unlike situations past, whereby I (designer) was being instructed by a group of individuals (non-designers) in the layout of a 12-page independent newspaper called Critical Moment. CM, which was first organized and published by graduate students at the University of Michigan, began in 2003 as a forum that could help...
Feb 11th
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Feb 7th
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Kate Kraczon at Rutgers on Thursday Feb 2 -...
An important message if you were were planning on coming to listen to Kate Kraczon at Rutgers Camden tomorrow. We had to reschedule due to unforeseen circumstances. More info on a new date soon!
Feb 1st
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Dear Philly Government - Please fix your internet.
Two days in a row, I have tried to access websites maintained by the City of  Philadelphia. Both times, I have been incredibly disappointment. Both sites - The City of Philadelphia Revenue site and Bid Philly (a site for bidding on City Contracts) are only able to be used with Internet Explorer! We can see here that most people are using Firefox and Chrome. Let’s get with it Philly! We...
Feb 1st
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