The founders of Dispatch Goods aren’t just trying to eliminate single-use takeout containers. They’re also building a model for more impactful and inclusive sustainability ventures. — In early 2020 frog partnered with Dispatch Goods, an innovative sustainability startup founded by Lindsey Hoell, a former surfwear entrepreneur, and Maia Tekle, former West Coast Partnerships Lead at Caviar. After witnessing the environmental impact of single-use plastics and packaging in these earlier careers, Hoell and Tekle forged a partnership…

A friendly music competition helps build global community and connection during the pandemic — By Mike Prusaitis, Senior Program Manager, frog Austin Do you remember going to a new school for the first time? It was exciting and terrifying. It was an opportunity to start over, to make the moves you missed at your last school. A chance to make new friends. …

During AAPI Heritage month, we are gathering some of the conversations, resources and stories that have been shared across frog’s studios to support understanding and inclusion. — Over the past year, frogs have made focused efforts to share conversations, resources, and stories to support inclusivity and representation across our global studio network. During Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, those supports have focused on raising awareness about issues facing the AAPI community. …

As calls for racial and social justice intensify, two frogs launched an initiative designed to help others Take Action. By Eclair Junchaya and Raquel Kalil Last summer, as protests for social and racial justice roared across the country, we reached out to some fellow frogs to discuss ways we could…

Help frog, SCAD and SDN continue their research and develop insights in the field by participating in a survey on Service Design within the U.S. — frog is joining forces with the Service Design Network and the Savannah College of Art and Design to uncover the current state of Service Design in the United States. As we continue to deal with drastic shifts in our economy, we want to gather data that will help us best position the practice of Service Design for the future. To do that, we need your help—if you live in the United States and apply a Service Design mindset, methods and tools to your practice, we invite you to anonymously fill out this survey.

Over the last decade, our annual Trends Report has identified some of the most innovative, disruptive and socially impactful technological advances of the year and projected them forward, providing a glimpse into the immediate future of technology, business and design as seen by frogs from around the world. While some…

Studies show that inclusion boosts innovation and the bottom line. How can you make your virtual meetings more inclusive? — By Yukari Yamahiro, Strategist, frogNY Inclusion means that the thoughts, ideas and perspectives of all individuals are embraced and celebrated. More often than not, however, meetings are dominated by the loudest voices, putting major decisions and opportunities in the hands of the most vocal person or group. …

By Halle Kho, Executive Design Director, frogNY — In recent years the philosophy of design thinking has gained adherents across industries and sectors, and rightly so — it’s a powerful tool for reframing entrenched assumptions and patterns of thought, identifying unseen opportunities and developing innovative solutions to human problems. However, for an organization to successfully integrate design thinking…

Design Leadership needs empathy and understanding more than ever right now — By Halle Kho, Executive Design Director, NY I can only speak for New York. In retrospect, we knew it was coming. But it still felt like everything changed overnight. All of a sudden our city, our rhythms, our habits and our daily experiences had to change. And we changed. We…