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VisBit 10: Democracy – Who is #1?
As the 2012 election season comes into full swing, it’s a good time to reflect on the state of democracy in America. How well do you think this country scored on the Democracy Index? Answer: Not great. The Democracy Index … Continue reading
Consultants Kill Innovation? Huh?
We could not help but notice the peculiar article in Fast Company’s online Design section posted on January 9, written by Jens Martin Skibsted and Rasmus Bech Hansen provocatively titled: Do Innovation Consultants Kill Innovation? In the spirit of keeping things simple … Continue reading
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VisBit 9: Mobile Phones – Who is #1?
If you had to take a guess at what country has the most cell phone subscriptions per person, what would that guess be? USA? No. Finland? No. China? No. Most cell phones per person…Answer: United Arab Emirates. USA is 83rd … Continue reading
VisBit 8: Life Expectancy – Who is #1?
Take a wild guess which country is #1 in Life Expectancy? Is it the United States? No way! When it comes to life expectancy, the United States is 36th out of 191 countries. With a life expectancy of 82.6 years, the people … Continue reading
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Tagged After Neurath, Life Expectancy, Measure of America Rocks, Understanding Isotype
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Information Design: Not For Sale
Many people have responded to Amy Balliett ‘s article on The Do’s And Don’ts Of Infographic Design, including Nathan Yau’s rebuttal. You will find many comments about why her points don’t make much sense, and why we all believe she … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Pastor, Information Design, Nathan Yau, Richard Saul Wurman
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Thoughts on THINK
Last week, the Humantific team took a field trip to Lincoln Center to see the THINK Exhibit. Sponsored by IBM in honor of their centennial, it showcases the tech giant’s many achievements in science, business, and everyday life, as well … Continue reading
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Tagged Innovation, Rise of SenseMaking, SenseMaking, Social Change, Social Innovation, Social SenseMaking, Social Transformation, THINK, Visualization
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VisBit 7: Education & Earnings
In writing the Measure of America book, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis analyzed data across racial/ethnic groups, educational levels, geographic region, and other groupings to uncover the patterns surrounding our society’s well-being, or lack thereof. The results of looking at societies … Continue reading
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Tagged After Neurath, Education, Education Gap, Measure of America Rocks
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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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Visualizing the U.S. Debt Problem
With the economic crisis still lingering and talk of raising the $14.3 trillion “debt ceiling” to allow the U.S. to borrow more money, it is difficult to comprehend the large sums of money the government is accountable for. While the … Continue reading
VisBit 5: Net Worth Comparison
The Measure of America book series pioneers the utilization of the Human Development Index to examine various aspects of United States society. Instead of asking “How is the economy doing?” this report series takes a more human centered approach and … Continue reading
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Tagged After Neurath, Measure of America Rocks, Net Worth, Racial Disparity
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How are People Really Doing?
In the effort to measure well-being, many organizations are looking past the Gross National Product and studying indicators such as education, health, and income. Since 2008, our friends at the American Human Development Project have been releasing national, state, and thematic … Continue reading
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Tagged Design 4.0, Measure of America Rocks, Social Change, Social SenseMaking, Social Transformation
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Thinking Made Visible Research
We are delighted to see so much interest in Humantific’s Integrative Thinking Research Initiative. Much to our surprise viewers of the Design Thinking Made Visible Project story have exceeded 15,000. Posted for public viewing the research outcome included these findings: … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Service Design, ChangeMaking, Clarity not Simplicity, CoCreation, Design Research, Design Thinking, Design Thinking Made Visible, History of Creative Intelligence, Innovation, Innovation Process Research, Integrative Thinking Research, NextD Geographies, ReRethinking Design, ReReThinking Design Education, SenseMaking, Thinking Research, Transformation, Whole Brain Information Fields
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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
MIT Creates Driver Nodes Algorithm
Building on “more than half a century of research in the field of control theory” Jean-Jacques Slotine of MIT and his colleagues have created a “new computational model that can analyze any type of complex network…and reveal the critical points … Continue reading
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Tagged Algorithms, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Control Theory, Driver Nodes, Innovation, Networks, Social Networks Dynamics
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