Experimenting with Causal Layer Analysis The first Systems Change Salon was launched at UTS on February 19th, 2020. Introducing the Systems Salon Like the European Salons of the Enlightenment, the System Change Salon is a place for the exchange of new ideas, and is a forum for trans-disciplinary knowledge exchange. Trans-disciplinary knowledge speaks to new knowledges that […]
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Many organizations are turning to design thinking to fuel their innovation efforts. There are two types of innovation, incremental innovation and radical innovation. Incremental innovation speaks to doing what we already do but only better, and radical innovation describes doing something that we have never done before. We have looked at the principles of design
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Curious about applying design thinking methods to solve a tricky problem? Some really great design tool-kits have come across my radar. Check out the list below. Perhaps you have a problem you can apply them to. Feel free to leave a comment about these or if you use any others which are useful? The
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Jesse James Garrett postulated a model/schema (fig. 1) for understanding user experience design in his book the Elements of User Experience Design in 2003. He also co- founded a leading user experience design agency called Adaptive Path. The model Garrett uses posits that there are five layers to UX design that have varying levels of
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I recently read a fantastic post by Penny Hagen and Michelle Gilmore about utilising user stories as a strategic design tool. I currently work for a small digital consultancy within a not-for-profit organisation called the Inspire Foundation. As mentioned within the post, we have had the opportunity to work with Penny on some of our
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