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Redesigning the Birth Experience of Native Parents: A Case Study of Community Codesign
Editors’ note: This article is from NPQ‘s winter 2022 issue, “New Narratives for Health.” Click here to download this article as it appears in the magazine, with accompanying artwork. The birth experience of expectant parents living in the tribal lands of rural Northern California can be harrowing. Everything from access to prenatal care to timing the journey to the hospital requires careful planning and savvy navigation of narrow roads and complex health systems.
Integrating Co-designers with Lived Experience
Reflections on DSS Design Education Efforts By Nadia Roumani, Natasha Bach, Thomas Both and Susie Chang “To me, co-designing basically means partnership — working together,” said Havana Barksdale, a Columbus, OH high school senior. She had just participated as a co-designer with lived experience in a Stanford d.school Designing for Social Systems (DSS) workshop and design sprint, hosted in conjunction with the Columbus Foundation.
Human-Centered, Systems-Minded Design
For some time, Jill Vialet felt there were deep problems with the substitute teaching system in the United States. Vialet had seen these problems during her years of work as founder and CEO of Playworks, an organization that helps schools and youth programs create recess and play environments for children. School leaders expressed one immediate, persistent problem: a shortage of substitutes.
Innovation Programs In Schools Can Help Kids Learn More Than Just Facts
Traditionally, we went to school to attain knowledge. The smart kids knew that Columbus discovered America in 1492 and that the square root of 64 is eight. They studied diligently at home so that when the teacher asked a question they could shoot their hand up and be praised for their good work. Today, however, teenagers carry far more information and computing power in their pockets than would ever fit in their heads.
The 100-hour knack
June 06, 2015 by Thomas Both in Insight, Process There is a popular notion that a person must invest 10,000 hours of practice to become a master in a field or a practice. The idea stems from psychological research by Anders Ericsson. It’s a call for years of dedication to one’s craft. But we should also consider how we become capable, how we add a new ability to our practice. I’ve discovered the mark to hit for this accomplishment: The 100-hour knack.
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