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live|work in International Herald Tribune

In the creative world, the only constant is change. By Alice Rawsthorn

live|work get a mention in an article on the changing nature of creativity.

Designers are “using design thinking to identify what needs to be done to improve the work of those institutions, and how they deliver it. Often they do so by working in collaboration with social scientists, economists, management consultants and anthropologists. Design thinking then helps to invent more efficient alternatives, many of which will be executed using conventional design techniques. This area of design is so new that it doesn’t have a recognizable name. It’s variously called “social design,” “service design” and “the new design.”

In Britain, the design teams Participle and Live Work are partnering with local government agencies to develop design-led solutions to social problems, such as aging populations and health care.”

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Published: July 25, 2008

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