Richard AndersonLeveraging design to help overcome key challenges to creating shared valueDesign is used extensively to “reimagine social change” (the tagline of the best known “shared value” consultancy), yet design is largely…Nov 19, 2018Nov 19, 2018
Richard AndersonOn what it takes for companies to move toward social and environmental responsibility, how we might……Sep 20, 2018Sep 20, 2018
Richard AndersonOn what it takes to effectively design the future of healthcare — my conversation with Joyce LeeI’ve interviewed lots of people on stage at professional events over the years, engaging in and facilitating conversations that are often…Sep 11, 2018Sep 11, 2018
Richard AndersonOn the importance of theory to design practitioners — Jon Kolko & Richard Anderson in conversationWhen Jon Kolko and I were the Editors-in-Chief of interactions magazine, we would end most issues with a “cafe” conversation on topics of…Dec 13, 20171Dec 13, 20171
Richard AndersonOn the relationship between design and activism — Jon Kolko in conversation with Richard AndersonWhen Jon Kolko and I were the Editors-in-Chief of interactions magazine, we would end most issues with a “cafe” conversation on topics of…Sep 3, 20171Sep 3, 20171
Richard AndersonAre designers becoming the new activists?“Why is this question being asked these days?” inquired designer/researcher Sarah Fathallah during her remarks on a panel during San…Aug 10, 20175Aug 10, 20175
Richard AndersonThe dilemma of empathy in designCan you be or get too close to a situation or group of people to design effectively for it or them? Or is being fully in that situation or…Jul 12, 20171Jul 12, 20171
Richard AndersonApplying anthropology, design, and theory to medical education and medical practiceMy nightmare experience with the healthcare system several years ago prompted me to commit to playing a role in fixing it. Among the things…May 14, 2017May 14, 2017
Richard AndersonTeaching Theory at the Austin Center for Design“Great timing,” I think to myself yet again. As I was preparing the deck I would use that evening to facilitate a discussion on the…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Richard AndersoninThoughts And IdeasMy best work lies ahead of meI’m presently looking for full-time work, and part of my strategy has been to contact people I know or with whom I’m connected on LinkedIn…Oct 7, 20163Oct 7, 20163