26/03 2012

MindLab as case in Canadian report MindLab as case in Canadian report

The Canadian organisation MaRs has looked upon why and how the “change Labs” are gaining prominence in solving wicked problems. MindLab is used as case in the report.

20/03 2012

MindLab in Singapore’s webmagazine on public service MindLab in Singapore’s webmagazine on public service

“Challenge” is Singapore’s monthly webmagazine on public sector innovation. They have a feature on MindLab focusing on how create better user experiences for citizens and businesses.

01/03 2012

PhD-thesis: Absurdity and the Sensible Decision PhD-thesis: Absurdity and the Sensible Decision

Nina Holm Vohnsen has completed her PhD-thesis on the implementation of specific points in the Action Plan on Sickness.

20/02 2012

Co-creating Big Society Co-creating Big Society

MindLab participated in a discussion of the UK Government’s Big Society vision in relation to co-creation of public services. Read The Guardian’s report and the summary from the newspaper’s own Public Services Summit. Also watch the video from a speech on public sector innovation at the Overseas Development Institute.

01/09 - 02/09 2011

Booklet: How Public Design seminar Booklet: How Public Design seminar

Against the backdrop of economic crisis governments across the globe must re-think public services at less cost. In the political context of public organisations, how does design offer a way forward?

01/09 - 02/09 2011

Keynote from How Public Design? Keynote from How Public Design?

Philip Colligan from NESTA shows three cases from their Public Services Lab, where methods from design and co-production have been applied to support the development of public services.

06/12 2011

EU interest in MindLab EU interest in MindLab

The Commissioner for research, innovation and science visited MindLab. Following the meeting MindLab were invited to speak to the EU Innovation Convention in Brussels. MindLab gave en exclusive keynote to the 27 ministers of research and innovation.

04/10 2011

Designing beta public service Designing beta public service

NESTA´s Laura Bunt visited MindLab´s conference and reflects on the power of beta to reframe the relationship between citizen and state. Bunt sees beta as finding the courage to be imperfect.

26/09 2011

Blog post in the Guardian Blog post in the Guardian

What does it mean to design public services? asks Philip Colligan from NESTA. He participated in the conference “How Public Design?” at MindLab and has posted his thoughts in the Guardian.

1/9 - 2/9 2011

International design conference at MindLab International design conference at MindLab

Public managers, academics and design practitioners met on September 1st and 2nd at MindLab to better understand how design approaches can be used to reimagine the public sector.

11/06 2011

MindLab in Monocle MindLab in Monocle

The respected British magazine Monocle has visited MindLab, and describes MindLab as one of three “North Stars” which use design-driven approaches to tackle societal challenges.