This document discusses design and systems thinking. It highlights the importance of empathy, co-design, and prototyping in design processes. Several quotes emphasize listening to others, learning throughout life, and using design to inspire positive change. The document also describes a project where young people addressed how to involve youth voices in community planning by publishing a newspaper.

1. Hello PROVO
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2. Lauren Currie

3. @redjotter

4. I BELIEVE
IN BETTER

5. DESIGNER

8. O U R P R O C E S S
DOUBLE DIAMOND
DESIGN COUNCIL
2007

9. FACILITATOR. EDUCATOR.
DOER.DAUGHTER.BUSINESS
OWNER.STARTER.GIRLFRIEND.
VISUALISER.CONNECTOR.
SISTER.WRITER

10. THE EVER EXPANDING
UNIVERSE OF DESIGN

11. THE SCIENCE OF
DESIGNING
YOUR IDENTITY

12. WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

16. INFLUENCE

21. GOOD DESIGN

23. NETWORKS

24. NETWORKS SYSTEMS

25. NETWORKS SYSTEMSBEHAVIOUR

26. “I believe that our very
survival depends upon us
becoming better
systems thinkers”
Margaret Wheatley

30. HOW MIGHT WE USE DESIGN
TO INSPIRE A NATION?

31. HOW MIGHT WE MAKE
PUBLIC SERVICES
BETTER BY DESIGN?

32. HOW MIGHT WE
IMAGINE AND CRAFT
ALTERNATIVE FUTURES?

35. empathy
co-design
prototyping
visual

36. Sarah Drummond | #sdingov | @wearesnook

38. “People need new tools to
work with rather than new
tools that work for them”
Ivan Illich

39. "I used to want to be a lawyer but
school was crap, I can't get a job
and I don't do anything all day"
Over £70 million
Princes Trust, cost of exclusion

41. Research Build
Produce Present &
Distribute After Care
Have you heard?
An exciting pilot project has been taking place in North East Edinburgh for the past 6
weeks with a group of six fantastic young people aged between 14 and 23. They have
been working on a question asked by The City of Edinburgh Council:
“How can young people’s voices be heard in the Forth community planning process?”
This Monday the group will be presenting their responses back to their client and their
local community a published newspaper that they have produced hot off the press and
available to purchase. This is The Matter.
The
You should have asked us ages ago. Savethe date!
What:
When:
Where:
Time:
The Matter: First Edition launchThis Monday 22nd October 2012North Pilton Neighbourhood Centre6:30pm
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Yourquestion
here
organisations
places
services
publ
icfigures
thepublic
The
Preparing your pitch

42. Research

43. Research

44. Research

45. Build Ideas

46. Produce
& Ship

47. Present
& Distribute

48. Present
& Distribute

49. “The newspaper took
them from ‘I will be on
benefits for the rest of my
life’ to seeing a better
future and getting stuff
done”
Tim Packer
City of Edinburgh Council

50. "We realised we can make
anything happen"

51. Know Sugar

59. “I believe we can change the
world if we start listening to
one another again.
Simple, honest and human
conversation”
Margaret Wheatley

71. “Letters are an irreplaceable
way of expressing our
thoughts and emotions.
I commend you for
encouraging us to do just that
in relation to Scotland itself”
Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary

75. Hello Manchester
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THE EVER EXPANDING
UNIVERSE OF DESIGN

77. “the illiterate of the
21st century will not
be those who cannot
read or write, but
those who
cannot learn,
unlearn and relearn.”
ALVIN TOFFLER

80. THE ONLY WAY TO GET
GOOD AT SOLVING
PROBLEMS IS TO SOLVE THEM

81. START A
CONVERSATION
THAT MATTERS

82. HOW MIGHT WE BUILD
A SCHOOL THAT EDUCATES
AND SAVES SPECIES?

84. HOW MIGHT WE TEST
A NEW KIND OF
NEIGHBOURHOOD?

86. HOW MIGHT WE RECUDE
BARRIERS TO CYCLING
ACROSS THE WORLD?

88. IDENTITY

92. LET’S BE UPFRONT

93. LET’S BE UPFRONT

94. LET’S BE UPFRONT

95. LET’S BE UPFRONT

97. TALK TO EACH OTHER
WHAT WOULD YOU
DO IF YOU WEREN’T
AFRAID?

98. THE SCIENCE OF
DESIGNING
YOUR IDENTITY

99. EVERYONE IS
MAKING IT UP AS
THEY GO ALONG

100. WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

101. Be yourself

102. Engage with the world

103. Build your network

104. Be upfront

105. Think in systems

106. Learn a craft

107. Reflect

108. Do the work

109. Take it easy

114. YOU ARE MORE POWERFUL
THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE

115. Hello Manchester
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