Blogs
Saying hello
Having recently joined the world of Innovation Unit as a new intern, I’ve been asked to write a little bit about myself as an introduction.
Prior to starting the internship, I was studying for a Masters in Innovation and Creativity in Industry at London College of Communication. The course sparked my interest in the potential for socially responsible design, in particular, the opportunities for using a design approach to address pressing issues within public sector.
My background is in visual communication, where I worked with one of my peers upon graduation, to build up a...
Free schools, responsible companies
Free schools represent an incredible opportunity for public services and for Innovation Unit. We are now talking to a range of inspiring free school projects about developing schools that place the work of Learning Futures at their heart.
However, for all our professional excitement about free schools, it’s easy to have political misgivings. For many progressives, free schools are about weakening the state and strengthening the market. However, in a world of...
Improving the Quality of Quality Improvement by Dispelling Cognitive Dissonance of Improvement
The cognitive dissonance of the very notion of ‘improvement,’ and all that this conjures in our psyche, tearing us between the inherent human endeavour for never-ending betterment, and the paranoia of how our identity might be transformed at ‘dawn of a new era,’ not forgetting all the effort we will be expected to commit during the process of change, makes the world of quality improvement increasingly challenging. Parallels...
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