Tag Archives: social design

How many users for social design problems?

24 Apr 2010 – 20:01

I’ve been thinking a lot about research methods for social design problems. For example, how do you research what goes on on Facebook? How does Facebook do this currently? I believe they use metrics from their data team — which I do not believe really uncover social interaction design issues. How do you research how the unemployed [...]

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Enterprise social search: a design workshop in San Francisco

19 Apr 2010 – 8:07

This just in! Will Evans and I are putting on a design workshop in San Francisco around the theme of enterprise social search. The workshop will be an all-day affair on Friday May 7 at the Bolt | Peters offices, near the Civic Center. Detailed information and registration can be found here: http://socialsear.ch Why Enterprise [...]

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The betacup design challenge for a sustainable community

1 Apr 2010 – 8:17

The betacup design contest launches today! This no April Fool’s joke! My good pal Will Evans and I wrote this call-to-action the other day — I’m reposting it here. Submissions are already rolling in! (Check ‘em out here!) ————– It’s been said that design shapes behavior; and in user experience (UX) design, behavior informs design which [...]

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Papel, The Paper Cup [Comic]

5 Nov 2009 – 10:23

The betacup team is working to make known the size and scope of the problem with non-recyclable paper cups. They’re consumed in large quantities, especially for to-go lattes and the sort. And they’re subsequently disposed of in large quantities. In fact, over 58 billion paper cups are thrown away every year. The protagonist in my [...]

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