First signs of spring as the snow melts – near Hindås, Göteborg, Sweden – more experiments in landscape photography … [Link] [Link] Haecceity – qualities of “thisness” or “hereness” (my definition).
Author: Michael Shanks
design – translating theory
Today we welcomed Al Bandura to our class Transformative Design. He came to tell us about his concept of self-efficacy – the belief in one’s ability to succeed in specific situations. This is a key component of Al’s social cognitive theory – understanding the ways that people see themselves and learn. It’s a wonderfully rich…
present pasts
With Kristian (Kristiansen) and Lotte (Hedeager). Talking about jazz on vinyl and prehistoric Europe – with salt from Hallstatt, the great cemetery site of the early iron age in the Salzkammergut, near Salzburg. The salt of Hallstatt at Hindås
human centered design?
More thoughts arising from our class in the d.school on Transformative Design. I have always liked Don Norman’s ideas and attitude. A couple of weeks ago at Core 77 he questioned the feasibility of human-centered design – [Link] In today’s connected world and global market, he argues, culture matters little to design. Designers should center their…
d.school storytelling (continued)
from Nicole Kahn’s (IDEO) talk last week about need finding and ethnography
designing for change?
Our class in Stanford d.school is “Transformative Design” [Link] – design that makes a difference – design that changes things. If we want design to change what people do, we need to understand why people do what they do. While this is a very broad question that has generated many responses in many disciplines, it…
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