Dec 19, 2021What does good collaboration look like?A reflection as an enabler of collaborative practice to navigate a complex system. — With global crises, increasing complexity, and the accelerated pace of change, the need for collaboration is on the rise (Nawaz, 2021). Rewinding to a few months, collaboration to me seemed like an option and not a need. I viewed it as an enhancing element of projects rather than something that…Collaboration7 min readCollaboration7 min read
Jun 16, 2021Making Methods MatterIn my last blog post, I spoke about why service design is the right discipline to tackle the problems of Young Carers in the UK. In between then and now, I have been exploring the subject in further detail, reading up relevant literature, putting myself in a better position to…4 min read4 min read
May 20, 2021Invisible CareAs I near a decade of living away from home and my parents, the concerns about them getting older grows stronger by the day. In India, historically and culturally, children look after parents as they grow old, and it is common to see households with three or even four generations…5 min read5 min read
May 16, 2021What is — What if?This is a reflective blog post on the Design Futures unit in the MA Service Design course. The project was a collaboration with the Southwark Council and involved us speculating future scenarios to help build a plan to achieve their strategy of becoming a carbon-neutral borough by 2030. Travel and…15 min read15 min read
May 9, 2021In my not-so-perfect worldOver the last seven months of my MA Service Design course, the importance of reflections has been accentuated. Before that, my sub-conscience often failed to actively register reflections, hindering the potential for further critical thinking. Seven months of deliberate and purposeful reflection allowed me to be authentic in the self…3 min read3 min read
Apr 20, 2021Dreams to Reality — A Journey Through Speculative Critical Design“Where do you want to be in the next 10 years?” A question we were posed with quite often as school kids. However somehow back then we could confidently answer that question, whereas now we would fumble or think twice before doing so. When we think about our individual futures, probably the first thought that comes to mind is the dream…5 min read5 min read
