Emergency Design Collective

Just in time for tomorrow, presenting the EDC safe voting guide. emergencydesigncollective.com/blog/Safevoting For the most important election on health we have to also protect our health and those of our fellow voters. Here’s 5 steps you can take if you’re voting in person. #vote

how might we prioritize health in all things for all people in? Excited to join @EmergDesign board member @dennisjboyle & health design rockstar @monikaawittig on 12/3 for @StanfordMedX 1p PT to talk about designing for a new normal Join us! medicinex.live #medx

🗳 @EmergDesign wants to hear your thoughts on voting + staying safe this election. 💬 Share your input + become eligible to participate in a design research project to uncover opportunities to ensure safe elections during #COVID19. 👉 Take the survey: edc.care/safevoting

The reclamation of streets for vulnerable road users is critical for safety. Communities should be asking, which corridors can be kept clear of cars after reopening? nytimes.com/2020/08/10/nyr…

We Must Ensure Safe and Reliable Elections for All Americans. Join us as we design and implement a safe voting experience. emergencydesigncollective.com/blog/we-must-e…

Today, on the final session of Designing on the Front Lines, Natasha Margot Blum will talk about death, dying, and Covid-19. Join Natasha and other speakers at 5pm EST, Fri July 31. Register: eventbrite.com/e/designing-on… @EmergDesign @cooperhewitt

Help inspire and propel our grand challenge! Solving for virtual or in-person schools this fall is urgent and deeply complex. The roles schools play span education, food, health, and more. What have you read? Have ideas? Share with EDC designers here emergencydesigncollective.com/gcinspiration

School is bigger than education alone. It's also child development, support for working parents, & food security. Today, we're launching a grand challenge: How might we help students, teachers, & parents stay healthy, safe in the pandemic? Read & Join: mailchi.mp/1f00bad7ec48/j…]

EDC advisor and master designer Kim Erwin gives a wonderful interview on design, communication, and her help standing up the EDC - a great listen! epl.org/thecheckout/

thanks @cnn for featuring the EDC! 10 breathable face masks to protect you while exercising cnn.com/2020/07/22/cnn…

An EDC team has been doing a deep dive on understanding how the pandemic is affecting our mental health. The stories and insights they share here put language to the feelings of so many of us.

Over the past few months, our team @EmergDesign conducted over 20 in-depth interviews and crystallized insights about mental health during #COVID19. Check out my newest article sharing 6 stories, 3 insights, and 3 opportunities ⬇️ @vivrekar/3-insights-about-mental-health-during-covid-19-32c372d7c09b?sk=cf6c230ffe3eb052d8f83f856d43051f" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@vivrekar/3-in…

Also in this @politico piece: “this crisis presents an opportunity to address a long-simmering problem: how to reimagine end-of-life plans and conversations” —@davidjanka (an @EmergDesign member) politico.com/interactives/2…

Via @politico: “Imagine a new “healthist” movement, akin to the environmentalist movement, that pushes to make health a central priority in policy, business and politics” — @amanda_sammann, cofounder of the @EmergDesign politico.com/interactives/2…

#NEW Playbook: Staying safe and fit during #COVID19: A Playbook for Exercising Outside How might we make it easy and enjoyable for people to stay safe while exercising outside? emergencydesigncollective.com/blog/staying-s… @RoseLikeTheFlwr @mxakazawa

@EmergDesign publishes a PPE playbook for makers: ow.ly/4Hn950A6ojP

Thank you @SDNetwork NYC and @ChrisMCollura for the opportunity to inspire even more designers to use their skills in service of health and wellbeing!

“we started the EDC with a realization that our orientation to health as a society is very fractured and broken. We go to the hospital if something is physically broken, but they don’t know how to solve someone's homelessness or job loss..” Thanks SDN NYC! medium.com/nyc-service-de…