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New RED project: DEMOCRACY

Posted: November 7th, 2006, 3:54am PST by Chris Vanstone

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How could MPs better connect with their constituents? That's the question we set out to answer in this latest RED project.

We asked constituents to design their perfect MP; ran a design workshop with 15 MPs in parliament; debated the issues on the Today Programme; and we spent an intensive week working alongside a constituency office in Doncaster to develop a new set of services for MPs.

We published our results in the snappily-titled report, 'Ten practical things every MP can do to rebuild democracy in their constituency', which sets out proposals for new services for MPs, a hansard for constituents and a 'Constitupedia' - a resource of consituency best practice.

There's a short film of the project below and if you're interested in the detail a presentation of our Transformation Design process.

See RED/democracy

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Home Green Home

Posted: November 7th, 2006, 3:32am PST by Chris Vanstone

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Robin Murray, director of RED during the energy project, has been busy. In partnership with lifestyle management service TenUK, the London Bourough of Lewisham and the Mayor of London he's developing a new kind of energy service - one that will help you green your home without the hassle.

Over the coming months the partnership will prototype the Green Homes service with 40 homes in Lewisham. The service includes: a home energy check-up, expert advice, finance, carbon payback grants and a second check-up to help you see what your saving.

If you're thinking of greening your home, and particularly if you live in Lewisham watch this space...the team are looking for people who are interested in participating in the prototype. www.greenhomeslondon.co.uk

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Designing new public services presentation

Posted: November 7th, 2006, 7:07pm PST by Jennie Winhall

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I've had lots of requests from people who heard me speak at conferences in the US recently for a copy of my slides. The presentation sets out why we need a new generation of public services and a new(design-led) method of creating them. I talked about our two healthcare projects, designing for behaviour change and transformation design. Click here for a pdf of the presentation and a (very) rough transcript.

Download presentation

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RED Open House on air

Posted: November 7th, 2006, 6:17pm PST by Jude

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In September RED opened it's dorrs for the second year of RED Open House during London Design Festival. We had a great time chatting to all those who came and would like to thank them in particular for their ideas, feedback and discussion. For anyone who had thought they might like to come but got distracted, waylaid or otherwise engaged, you can listen to the presentation here. (MP3, 40mins, 19mb )

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We-think: the power of mass creativity - what do you think?

Posted: November 7th, 2006, 5:55pm PST by Jude

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RED Associate, Charles Leadbeater, has realeasd a draft of his new book, We-think: the power of mass creativity, prior to publication and invites review and comment. The book looks at the rise of the likes of Wikipedia and Youtube, Linux and Craigslist and what this means for the way we organise ourselves, not just in digital businesses but in schools and hospitals, cities and mainstream corporations. Charlie's argument is that these new forms of mass, creative collaboration announce the arrival of a society in which participation will be the key organising idea rather than consumption and work. People want to be players not just spectators, part of the action, not on the sidelines. Take at look!

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Transatlantic tripping

Posted: October 24th, 2006, 12:24am PDT by Jennie Winhall

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In the last few weeks I've spoken at three great conferences in the US on the future of design:
Emergence06 at Carnegie Mellon on Service Design,
IIT's About, With & For on user-centred design,
And the Sarasota Design Summit.
I talked about three things: the need to design a new generation of public services, what RED is learning about how to design for behaviour change around issues like climate change and chronic disease, and transformation design as a way to bring policymakers, economists, designers and innovators together to create new solutions.

The excitement around design thinking and where it may lead businesses has been growing in the US for some time now, and these conferences highlighted the power design has to inspire and transform organisations and their offerings.
Most interestingly for me, I found a huge appetite out there for applying design to social issues - and judging by the number of relevant presentations and discussions it's a fast-growing area.

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The low road to reform

Posted: October 11th, 2006, 9:54pm PDT by Matthew Horne

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Over the summer RED ran a short design project to reconnect politicians with voters. We did not concentrate on the high road to democratic reform: Lords Reform, Electoral reform, devolution, or constitutional reform. But, focused instead on the low road to democratic renewal. We looked at how voters experience their local constituency MP.

Click here for the publications and film relating to the project RED/democracy

Read on for a copy of a talk given by RED at Labour Party Conference 2006.

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So how do you save the planet?

Posted: October 11th, 2006, 9:30pm PDT by Matthew Horne

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RED has been thinking hard about how best to reduce carbon emissions by influencing consumer behaviour. There seem to be two options available to the government.

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The Party is over

Posted: October 11th, 2006, 8:17pm PDT by Matthew Horne

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RED has been busy during the Party Conference season this year.

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Last year I went to see Michael ...

Posted: October 6th, 2006, 10:00pm PDT by Jude

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Last year I went to see Michael Braungart, author of Cradle to Cradle, speak at Voices from the Edge. Not only is Braungart a delightful speaker, his ideas on our approach to production and consumption, I think, are inspiring and refreshing (see the post). In November Braungart is running a workshop - 'an opportunity to learn how to incorporate Cradle to Cradle into your business process and product design and to become part of the community that is creating the next industrial revolution.' The flyer with all details is here.

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Braungart Workshop

Posted: October 6th, 2006, 10:00pm PDT by Jude

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Last year I went to see Michael Braungart, author of Cradle to Cradle, speak at Voices from the Edge. Not only is Braungart a delightful speaker, his ideas on our approach to production and consumption, I think, are inspiring and refreshing (see the post). In November Braungart is running a workshop - 'an opportunity to learn how to incorporate Cradle to Cradle into your business process and product design and to become part of the community that is creating the next industrial revolution.' The flyer with all details is here.

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Rethinking end of life - more...

Posted: October 6th, 2006, 6:08pm PDT by Chris Vanstone

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Turning nursing homes into green houses
A nursing home where you can create a life worth living
Where you can drive and not just survive
And where small is beautiful

Dr Dill Thomas author of "What Are Old People For: How Elders Will Save the World"
talks about his 'Green House' nursing homes.Audio here (after the video ad)

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The new business of designing for behaviour change

Posted: October 2nd, 2006, 6:24pm PDT by Chris Vanstone

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A couple of recent posts featuring RED

Alex Steffen for Worldchanging who met with Jennie at our open house day the week before last.

And Tamara of Livework New York writing for Treehuger about the Emergence conference and the new business of designing for behaviour change...

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jGuateAmala!

Posted: September 25th, 2006, 4:07pm PDT by Jude

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jGuateAmala! translates from Spanish to 'Love Guatemala'. It is a long- term project campaigning to encourage Guatemalans to think positively about their country's future. Alice Rawsthorn's article in the Herald tells how Bruce Mau's design thinking reached beyond the creation of a visual identity for the campaign, and helped redefine the vision. Rawsthorn talks about geodesign or 'new design' as an emerging field in which design thinking is used to address social and political problems. Mau's Massive Change project (exhibition, book, events) had previously 'explored paradigm-shifting events, ideas, and people, investigating the capacities and ethical dilemmas of design'. Of jGuateAmala! Mau says "Of course, we can't solve Guatemala's problems, that can only be accomplished by Guatemalans. But by sharing our communication tools, we can help. What could be better than that?"

Alice Rawsthorn was Director of the Design Museum before becoming design critic of the International Herald Tribune. Read the article here.

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Our name is BoND.....

Posted: September 22nd, 2006, 6:25pm PDT by Jude

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Our colleagues in Bolton are moving ahead apace with developing the joint ideas for self-management in diabetes. The BoND team at the Bolton Diabetes Network have been driving this forward, with support from across the NHS in Bolton and from other partners and 15 GP??�s surgeries signed up for the trial. Plans for rolling out a pilot of the diabetes agenda cards are now on the verge of going live with the goal of getting initial results in March 2007, with hopes for identifying a wider roll-out of the cards and trainers from summer 2007.

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The name is BoND.....

Posted: September 22nd, 2006, 6:25pm PDT by Jude

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Our colleagues in Bolton are moving ahead apace with developing the joint ideas for self-management in diabetes. The BoND team at the Bolton Diabetes Network have been driving this forward, with support from across the NHS in Bolton and from other partners and 15 GP's surgeries signed up for the trial. Plans for rolling out a pilot of the diabetes agenda cards are now on the verge of going live with the goal of getting initial results in March 2007, with hopes for identifying a wider roll-out of the cards and trainers from summer 2007.

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activmobs are go!

Posted: September 22nd, 2006, 6:22pm PDT by Jude

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Those of you who have been following the RED Health project will know that we have been working with Kent County Council in developing the activmobs concept into a live service. We have built a team to provide support, with involvement from experts in social software and social enterprises. Kent have defined initial focus locations and are starting to build networks of motivators and trainers ??� if you are in the area and would like to get involved contact RED for more details. It??�s exciting to see this getting of the ground and we will post updates on progress as we move forward!

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Hilary talks about public services with Jeremy Paxman

Posted: September 21st, 2006, 12:00am PDT by Jude

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We've mentioned Newsnight's series on the world's best public services before. The series culminated with a debate hosted by Jeremy Paxman and including RED Director, Hilary Cottam, amongst a group of experts, academics and front-line public service employees. The show was on Newsnight on Wednesday, 13 September on BBC TWO, and you can watch a replay here.

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Silver Sneakers

Posted: September 20th, 2006, 10:38pm PDT by Matthew Horne

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Last week RED went to Florida on a study visit looking at exciting new practice in public health and we learnt about Silver Sneakers...

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Airline retirement homes?

Posted: September 19th, 2006, 11:04pm PDT by Matthew Horne

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RED has been researching what life is like in care homes for the elderly. Have you ever noticed how flying long distance is a bit similar to living in a nursing home?

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