Agree. Human-centered Design needs to be woven with both evidence (rigorous research) and data. It’s one leg of the stool. Not enough design firms do this (yet). Stanford Social Innovation Review

Opinion: What is the value of tinkering? It helped develop Stephen Hawking's creativity, and we should encourage it in our children bit.ly/2SnezwM

This is beautiful

Thanks Vidhika Bansal! 😊

Want to Leave a Legacy? Be a Mentor nytimes.com/2019/03/04/wel…

“In the end all books are written for your friends.” - Beautiful interview with Gabriel García Márquez. theparisreview.org/interviews/319…

Interesting and interactive! Museums Confront Their Crowded Basements The New York Times nyti.ms/2J37AJS?smid=n…

Penn /Philly friends! “WikiWomen in Planning and Design - Learn how to increase the visibility of women in design by becoming Wikipedia editors. A one-hour session will guide you through all the basics of editing existing articles and creating your own” eventbrite.com/e/wikiwomen-in…

“The clear consequence of legacy admission policies in elite institutions is that unqualified, less capable applicants from privileged social groups are favored over more qualified, unconnected applicants.” From our archives, By Max Bazerman bit.ly/2HkFzvM

Yay, who wants to go / is going? Great lineup with some of my favorite former teammates Mitesh Patel and Katy Milkman!

.Kate Clayton on why good design is transparent. ow.ly/cJ6W50p4Hlj

Our 10 most-read articles of 2019! Featuring: @sm_shaw, Allison Daminger, Kate Clayton, Nir Eyal, Caroline Webb, Oliver Scott Curry, Wendy Wood, Elizabeth Weingarten, Laszlo Bock, Ed Bradon bit.ly/2PpC36e

Super proud of my team for being recognized for this important work in organ transplant. Thanks to all the researchers, transplant teams, and procurement staff who work tirelessly for patients every day.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: @ChangeBcfg is announcing a fall 2020 virtual research seminar series w/ all-star speakers on behavior change. Format: 20 min presentation + 20 mins of Q&A moderated by me & Angela Duckworth. Anyone can attend - just register at bit.ly/2EnAiDl. Join us!

Those recycling arrows with the numbers in the middle on all your plastic products? Mostly a marketing ploy. How big oil got consumers to recycle the un-recyclable. npr.org/2020/09/11/897…

So great! cc: CIID

Perhaps we could also debate by mail.

This is everything you need to know to make sure you get your ballot on time – and make sure it gets counted – in this unprecedented election year: vox.com/2020-president… #Debates2020

Finally. Something funny in the NYTimes. Backpage Sketchbook in Book Review.

New Mega RCT testing >20 nudges for flu vaccination, posted online today ahead of publication: whr.tn/3qBoosM Conducted via @ChangeBcfg & Penn Med Nudge Unit at 2 health systems & Walmart with Katy Milkman Angela Duckworth & many others. Key finding: default framing worked best