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Experience research: Making Sense of Sensemakers?

Designdialogues — Thu, 27 May 2010 14:01:05 +0000

Consider design research – is it a discipline or no? Consider design researchers – researchers or are we really design consultants? A discipline has a body of knowledge, and a clear way of contributing to literature so that we know what we know. A real discipline has a theoretical base, and ways of using that . . . → Read More: Experience research: Making Sense of Sensemakers?

Making Sense of Sensemaking

Designdialogues — Mon, 03 May 2010 02:53:07 +0000

Dr. Brenda Dervin presented a lecture and workshop at University of Toronto’s KMDI, kicking off the Making Sense Of series led by professor Peter Pennefather, KMDI outreach director. Peter and I hosted Brenda as befitting this first session in a series of workshops on “how we make sense” in several different domains. What’s new is . . . → Read More: Making Sense of Sensemaking

What is our “Standard of Care” for Design?

Designdialogues — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:44:41 +0000

Designers and people in the caring professions may have different and valid ways to think about caring and systems. On the Wenovski design community a wide-ranging discussion involves the question of designing “systems that care.” I take a position that we can care for systems practices, but systems will not perform as caring agents. (We . . . → Read More: What is our “Standard of Care” for Design?

Designing for Circles of Care

Designdialogues — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:42:11 +0000

Posted from Designing for Care blog on the Rosenfeld site.

Designing for Care introduces the framing, if not the framework yet, of integrating design practices within healthcare as a legitimate practice of care. We are already both direct and complementary healthcare professionals. We care and provide care, both personally and professionally.

There are many notions . . . → Read More: Designing for Circles of Care

Designing for Care

Designdialogues — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:15:30 +0000

Reposted from the Rosenfeld book site / author blog.

I am inviting experienced designers (and professionals and administrators) to review and advise the course of a new book, Design for Care. Interested and interesting people can register on the book’s community site at designforcare.com.

Healthcare is a sector of complex interconnected systems. If we act . . . → Read More: Designing for Care