1. A World Without Design
As part of the London Design Festival, The Partners hosted a panel discussion on the theme of a world without design. This is the transcript.
2. Bad Design Is A Health Risk
"inappropriately designed hospitals, medical devices and healthcare systems can directly contribute to the accidental harm of patients, harm that may affect as many as 10% of all acute admissions."
"there is no doubt that confusing and poorly conceived medication packaging contributes to pharmacy selection errors and problems with patient compliance; that unnecessarily complicated medical devices contribute to user error"
Who said that? Colum Menzies Lowe, head of design and human factors at the NHS National Patient Safety Agency
3. Is Design The New Management Consultancy? Not Exactly.
"When I hear a designer say, 'We were doing the same kind of work McKinsey would do' I think 'You really have no fucking idea what McKinsey does.' "
4. A Whole Bunch Of Useful Articles from the Industrial Designers Society of America.
5. 5 Keys to Promoting Thoughtful Design Leadership in Education from the nice people at Core 77.
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