Playbook : Getting Started with Policy Co-design
Getting Started with Policy Co-design is the result of, and a reflection upon, a specific policy co-design process with the department for Culture in Jalisco, Mexico that took place across 2020-2021....
View ArticleUnderstanding Music Streaming for Kids
Spotify Kids is a new standalone app by Spotify, designed for families to enjoy a safe space to explore kid-friendly audio. Informing the development of this new app in 2019, STBY worked with Spotify...
View ArticleBlending quantitative and qualitative research
STBY recently delivered two projects that involved a blended quantitative and qualitative approach. The first project, for a corporate client, studied the use of digital tools in office environments by...
View ArticleSTBY at ThingsCon19
On December 12 we went on a field trip to Rotterdam to participate in ThingsCon19. STBY was invited to give a talk about the role of design research in developing human-centric Internet Of Things...
View ArticleSupporting the energy transition
As part of a large scale national program to transition the use of energy in the Netherlands from natural gas to electricity, the Dutch government is eager to learn from early adopters and to identify...
View ArticleCollaborative R&D Labs
What Design Can Do and STBY have recently tried out a new format for bringing professionals together to develop their thinking and practices around complex societal problems – Collaborative R&D...
View ArticleViewfinders: Thoughts on Visual Design Research
We’re very excited to have published Viewfinders: Thoughts on Visual Design Research, exploring the rich potential photography, film and beyond hold for design research. Bas Raijmakers and Samantha...
View ArticleLet’s Talk Maps and Mapping
Interested in mapping services, ecosystems, stakeholders and beyond? Join us as we explore how other disciplines approach mapping and what we can take away as design researchers and service designers....
View ArticlePioneers: Thoughts on Global Design Research
We are happy to share our latest publication exploring global design research through STBY’s experience alongside our global network and partners. As the world becomes increasingly global and...
View ArticleSpeculative design with MSF
In collaboration with our Indian REACH partner Quicksand, we helped Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to rethink their role as a global organisation within the future landscape of humanitarian work. At...
View ArticleExploring listening experiences
Stations, the new app introduced by Spotify in the US, offers a radio-like listening experience for users who don’t tend to curate their own playlists and listen in a more ‘low-effort’ way. STBY...
View ArticleGlobal online learning
The Reach Network of professionals in design and innovation has brought its seasoned practitioners from around the world together to create 5 masterclasses on the This Is Doing learning platform this...
View ArticleExploring Remote Teamwork
Over the past decade, as more digital tools have become available for remote collaboration, and more organisations have embraced flexible working, teamworkers have gradually grown accustomed to...
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