This laboratory was formed as an effort to develop design methods and practices, which on the one hand are based on technological developments, and on the other, based on the development of social, cultural, and political issues and theories.
Investigating the empirical case of urban biking activists in Madrid, we explore how the design of the digital platform Decide Madrid impacted the collaborative practices involved in digital participatory budgeting. We found that the design of the platform made the interaction competitive, where individuals sought to gain votes for their single proposals, rather than consider the relations across proposals and the larger context of the city decisions, even if the institutional process rewarded collective support.
Design for Civic Change is a professional development program for government workers interested in implementing community-engaged design within their work.
Our mission is to ensure that information technology and social media play a proactive role in supporting democracy and human rights globally.
We are a collective that helps designers impacted by the conflict in Ukraine reach safety and find new work opportunities.
Design Gigs for Good is a free community-driven resource to help more people use the tools of design to create positive social change.