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Institute for Social Vision Design

Social Design

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The intersection of shrinking society and epistemic justice / Extracting structural patterns via 5-lab integration

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Comparison of Similar Labs / Research Institutions Abroad — Profiles of 7 Institutions and ISVD's Position

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Literature Map: The Genealogy of Social Design Evaluation — 14 Years of English-Language Scholarship and the Gap in Japanese

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Sixteen Years of MindLab Denmark — Reading a Government Policy Innovation Lab through the Six-Field Integration Model

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Twenty Years of Kamiyama, Tokushima — Reading Rural Social Innovation through the Six-Field Integration Model

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Operationalizing the Six-Field Integration Model — A Four-Stage Mapping from Theory to Practice

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The Genealogy and Critique of Design Justice

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The Lineage of Deliberative Democracy

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Institutional Design Theory and the Commons

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The Limits of Nudge and Behavioral Design

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The Boundary Between Speculative Design and Social Vision Design

Insights & Analysis

What Are the Seven Axes of SDI (Social Design Index)? — A Guide to Scoring Logic and Interpretation

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Methodology Note: 'Reading the Structure' — The Theoretical Foundations of ISVD's Three-Section Frame

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Methodology Note: Why Data-Driven Visualization Constitutes an Intervention Against Epistemic Injustice

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Literature Map: The Lineage of Social Policy — Tachibana, Kenjoh, Miyamoto, and ISVD's Intersection

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Literature Map: Positioning Among Prior Institutions — Graduate School of Social Design, Rikkyo University, and ISVD

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Literature Map: The Lineage of Participatory Design — Arnstein → Sanders → Manzini → ISVD's Methodology

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Literature Map: The Genealogy of EBPM — Evidence-Based Policy Making and ISVD's Data-Driven Approach

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Literature Map: Social Design vs Service Design vs Transition Design

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Literature Map: The Genealogy of Civil Society Theory — Tocqueville→Habermas→Putnam→Salamon→Japan's NPO Movement and ISVD's Theory of Citizens

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Literature Map: From Agnotology to 'Structural Invisibility'

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The Intellectual Coordinates of Social Design — Six Academic Roots Decoded

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What Social Design Is Not — Five Boundary Lines

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The Open Access Paradox — How to Reach Those Who Cannot Be Reached

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The Limits and Self-Referentiality of Agnotology — Is ISVD Itself Producing 'Invisibilities'?

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Citation Network Analysis — The Intellectual Map Drawn by 938 References

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Six-Field Integration Model — How Social Policy, Agnotology, Epistemology, Participatory Design, EBPM, and Civil Society Theory Intersect

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Social Design Manifesto — Democratizing Vision So Everyone Can Shape the Future

Practice Guides

The Common Structure of 'Unreached Populations' — What a 20% Take-up Rate Reveals About Policy Design

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Can Vocational Training Be Measured? — EBPM and the Evaluation Design of Workforce Development Policy

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Designing Collective Impact — How to Move Intractable Problems Through Cross-Sector Collaboration

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Introduction to EBPM — What Evidence-Based Policymaking Asks of Nonprofits

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Writing a Grant Application — A Practical Checklist to Improve Your Approval Rate

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Cash Flow Design for Nonprofits — A Practical Guide to Solving Funding Gaps Through Structure

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Introduction to Data Utilization for NPOs — Practical Steps for Small Organizations to Get Started

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Organizational Assessment Frameworks for Nonprofits — Turning Good Programs into Strong Organizations

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Social Enterprise vs. NPO — How Legal Structure Shapes Organizational Design

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Structural Analysis of Social Issues — Using Systems Thinking to Visualize Why Problems Persist

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A Practical Workshop Guide to Theory of Change — How to Map Your Hypothesis of Change as a Team

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What Is a Logic Model? A Practical Guide to Structuring Social Issues

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Designing Outcome Indicators — Evaluation Thinking for Social Projects Beyond KPIs and KGIs

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Introduction to Social Impact Evaluation Design — Practical Steps Nonprofits Can Take Today

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How to Create a Stakeholder Map — Relationship-Building Techniques from 3 NPO Case Studies