Author Archives: Anouk Randag

‘Design Probes’ Book review

Design Probes or Cultural Probes can be used to mobilise tacit knowledge from people: people are invited, encouraged and stimulated to document parts of their own lives. My first experience was with cultural probes in 2002, during a student research project with Pieter Desmet and Paul Hekkert at my faculty.… »

Posted on 22/07/2010 by Anouk Randag Tags: book, cultural probes, design probes, empathy probes, probes, review, Tuuli Mattelmäki |

Symposium Creative Spaces

‘How can physical spaces positively influence group creativity’. Recently I visited the third day of this symposium on Creative Spaces Design, at Utrecht University of Applied Science. “Aim of the 3 days: Sharing knowledge and experiences about creative spaces and creating new insights in the relation between space and creativity.… »

Posted on 05/07/2010 by Anouk Randag Tags: brainstorm, conference, creative spaces, design, innovation, space, studio, utrecht |

Smart Conversation Catalysts

Not an extensive theory, just some examples we use at 31Volts. These first examples we applied at creative sessions or other group ‘things’. Personal name-stickers Welcome the participants and ask them to write their name on a sticker. Give them markers to add a drawing which tells something about them.… »

Posted on 08/06/2010 by Anouk Randag Tags: catalyst, conversation, research, session, story telling, storytelling, tool |

New bachelor: ‘[open] Innovator’

End of April I was invited to a creation session about a new Bachelor’s degree at Haagse Hogeschool, a morning well-organized by SunIdee, and help to create of the study : ‘[Open] Innovator’. Curriculum The start of the curriculum was already made in some other meetings and sessions and reminded… »

Posted on 18/05/2010 by Anouk Randag Tags: denhaag, education, students |

Service Design Thinks #2: Exploring the O-Gap

12 mei vond de 2e editie van de Service Design Thinks plaats in Amsterdam.

Exploring the O-Gap. … »

De O in O-Gap staat voor Organisation. ‘Hoe zorg je ervoor dat je prachtige plan niet struikelt bij de uitvoering in de organisatie.’ 2 presentaties, afgewisseld met opbouwende discussies. De sprekers zoomden elk

Posted on 18/05/2010 by Anouk Randag Tags: #2, amsterdam, business, design, meeting, netwerk, o-gap, organisation, presentation, service, servicedesign, thinks |