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Author Archives: Annie Hill
#StopKony to #StopStopKony
The Kony 2012 phenomenon brings two things into focus: One is the incredible speed at which millions of internet users can rally around something, and then rally in opposition against it. Another is the fact that many people who donate … Continue reading
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Tagged Kony 2012, Markets for Good, Social Change, Social Innovation, Social SenseMaking, Social Transformation, Stop Kony, Transformation
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VisBit 6: USA Life Expectancy
As part of various Social ChangeMaking projects, Humantific does a lot of Social SenseMaking in our own United States of America backyard. We are interested in explaining complex social conditions from a human-centered / life-centered perspective. Here we are looking … Continue reading
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Tagged After Neurath, Life Expectancy, Measure of America Rocks, Racial Disparity, Understanding Isotype
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Dollars to Donuts
June 3rd was National Donut Day, a holiday originally established by the Salvation Army to honor the female volunteers who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. It’s no secret that America has a love affair with donuts, so … Continue reading
A Portrait of California Launching Soon
Humantific has partnered with authors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis once again to produce the next chapter in the Measure of America Series: A Portrait of California. This is the first special report follow-up to The Measure of America: American … Continue reading
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Tagged Annie Hill, Elizabeth Pastor, Human Development Report, Measure of America Rocks, Social SenseMaking, Valentina Miosuro
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Photos of Japan Before and After
The New York Times has posted a stunning series of comparative Yesterday & Today satellite images of Japan to help explain the devastation caused by last weeks earthquake and tsunami.
Stick Figure Adventures
On Huffington Post: The enduring and very versatile stick figure, so important in visual sensemaking! Huffington Post | 7 Worst Stick Figure Injuries by Doug Lansky
Innovation History Collection
A recent addition to Humantific’s ever growing Innovation History Archive: Alex Osborn’s pioneering 1953 book Applied Creativity made into a two record set in 1964. A very rare find indeed! Check out that adjustable wrench! We know you are jealous … Continue reading
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Tagged History of Creative Intelligence, Humantific Collection, Innovation
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Measure of America Featured on NPR
Long time Humantific collaborator Sarah Burd-Sharps coauthor of The Measure of America 2010-2011 was interviewed by Carrie Feibel last week on NPR. Sarah talks about measuring human happiness, etc. “…in Texas, 1 in 5 adults does not have a high … Continue reading
Social SenseMaking for Social Innovation
Now for some good news: Interest continues to rise in the role the Social SenseMaking is playing in Social ChangeMaking! If you are interested in this subject see this: Elizabeth Pastor, Robert Horn, Hans Rosling, Nic Marks, Seth Flaxman, Christopher … Continue reading
VisBit 3: Wealth of Top 1% Rose
VisBit 3: The wealth of the top 1% of households rose, on average, 103% from 1983 to 2007. Source: Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps. The Measure of America 2010-2011. New York: The New York University Press, 2010.
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Tagged After Neurath, Measure of America Rocks, Poverty, Understanding Isotype
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NextD Archive Launches
NextDesign Leadership Institute founded by GK VanPatter and Elizabeth Pastor has launched its Archive online. More than 30 NextD Journal conversations are being posted. See the conversations that informed the creation of numerous NextD sensemaking frameworks 2002-20010 including NextDesign EcoSystem … Continue reading
VisBit 2: Wealth of Poorest 40% Declined
VisBit 2: The poorest 40% of households experienced a 63% decline in wealth from 1983 to 2007. Source: Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps. The Measure of America 2010-2011. New York: The New York University Press, 2010.
Social Networking Origins
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones on the origins of social networking: “People that have been to see last year’s blockbuster The Social Network, could be forgiven for thinking that the rise of sites like Facebook started just a few years ago. … Continue reading
Introducing VisBits!
The Humantific | UnderstandingLab team is introducing a new weekly feature on our blog called VisBits — concise, bite-size infographics and concept models highlighting astonishing facts about the U.S. Why VisBits, you ask? With growing interest in the state of … Continue reading
