Prof. Larry Leifer: Dancing with Ambiguity
Prof. Larry Leifer, Stanford University Dancing with Ambiguity: Embracing the Tension between Innovation and Decision-making in the Design Process Abstract: Over the past thirty years, a powerful methodology for innovation has emerged. It integrates human, business and technical factors in problem forming, solving and design: “Design-Thinking.” This human-centric philosophy integrates expertise from the design, social, […]
Christian Bason: The MindLab Approach
Christian Bason: The MindLab Approach How to Co-Create for Innovation Ever thought government could be run better and be more innovative? Then join us for a discussion on innovation in the public sector with Christian Bason. Christian is Director of MindLab, a cross-ministerial innovation unit in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also the author of three […]
the new sauder studio team
As UBC settles into the new school year, a new team is beginning their work with the studio. This post will introduce you to the new team members. Andréanne Doyon is the studio’s fulltime Research Assistant. She has a MA in Urban Planning and a BA in Sociology and Asian Studies from UBC as well […]
Testing out thinking techniques…
Convergent. Divergent. Analytical. Integrative. Critical Thinking. Design Thinking. It is one thing to talk about these Thinking Strategies in the abstract and even to outline a process in two-dimensional form. It is another to get right down and try out both the processes and the techniques that can support them. One of my design challenges […]