Humans have created and transformed rituals and habits over time. There is evidence even in the good effects purposely invented rituals can have when dealing with tough times. In this post I explore how we can incorporate traditions in our designs to increase ‘stickability.’

Barcelona, New York City, San Francisco, Birmingham, and Helsinki, among many other cities, are looking for ways to reclaim space from cars and repurpose it into plazas, pedestrian streets, parks, and outdoor sitting for businesses. And doesn’t this picture look familiar? Photographs and movies from decades ago paint a scene where streets are not only a means to reach a destination but rather a destination in itself.

Climate change is forcing many to reevaluate their urban plans for people-focused approaches and based on how cities can best respond to the impacts of global warming. The human-centered design provides an ideal roadmap because it helps design cities to be more interactive with their environments by employing stakeholders at all levels of society to design solutions that address the core problems they face.

We are pleased to announce a series of blog posts about “Connecting the Dots” between Human-Centered Design and the world in which we work and live

Zebra Companies work together and, while striving for profitability, their values are set to improve society.

In order to fully understand people you have to go beyond standard tags of gender, age, income level and get to know them as people: how do they live? What are their needs and aspirations? Who and what do they trust and why?