Evidence Based Design

Evidence Based Design: 

An emerging field of study, which utilizes observable patterns and complied evidence to inform the design practice. A relatively new field it borrows both ideas and terminology from fields such as environmental psychology,  architecture, and behavioral economics. Although it is mostly employed in an institutional setting where there is adequate build up of episode re-occurrence to derive credible data from, I think it ties into alot of what we have been reading about fostering a culture of innovation. Although it also brings to mind the dictates of a bureaucratic system of implementing change.

Here is a little break down:
Eppstien Uhen Architects: Evidence Based Design