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Masters of Design

Is design a craft, a tool, or an obsession? These days, it's a bit of all three. In our annual roundup meet the creative businesspeople dialing in to the power of design, and hear sage advice on what design can (and can't) do for your bottom line, and get an eyeful of some amazing examples of the craft.

Introducing... The 2006 Masters of Design

Tough Love By Roger Martin

Design Master: The Catalyst By Danielle Sacks

Design Master: The Wordsmith By Linda Tischler

Design Master: The Mind Reader By Bill Breen

Design Master: The Builder By Aric Chen

Incoming!

Design Intervention By Jennifer Reingold

Comfort Class By Joseph Manez

Slideshow: Idea Log By Wai Lam Wong

Slideshow: Widgets We Love

Slideshow: 2006 Masters of Design

Slideshow: Designer Approved 2006

Slideshow: Design's Rising Stars

Fast Talk: Shake and Stir

For Jon Deitelbaum, marketing a new brand of vodka is as much about the experience as the taste.

Fast Talk: Medic!

Lois Quam says our balky health-care system presents a "classic redesign challenge."

Open Debate

Can anyone be a designer? By Joe Duffy and Andrew Keen

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The iDilemma

Apple keeps its upcoming iPods under wraps--so how do "partners" plan their own products?
By Robert E. Calem

Your Ad Here

Interactive advertising lights up the Great White Way. By Tonya Garcia

No Loose Screws

A new model for local business development. By Josie Swindler

Hold the Styrofoam

In Spain, a "sustainable" conference. By Josie Swindler

Citizen Media: The High School Years

A yearbook portrait of the citizen-journalist upstarts trying to rule the media school. By Kevin Smokler

The Rice-and-Noodles Mall

Developers stalk China's working-class consumers. By Fara Warner

We're Not In Palo Alto Anymore…

You're a new tech grad looking for work. Check out Mysore. By Tonya Garcia

To Extemporize Is Human

PowerPoint is dandy, but an online poetry jam shows that preparation has its limitations.
By Ken Gordon

When Brand Extensions Go Bad

Cologne made by Everlast? Something smells funny to us. By Lucas Conley

Good Principles, Great Principals

Jim Collins goes to school--and explains high performance there, too. By Alyssa Danigelis

Best Blogs: Moneyball

October is peak season for American sports: the World Series, professional and college football, basketball, and hockey are all in full swing. What better time to take a look at the bucks behind the ball (and puck)? By Michael A. Prospero

Astroturf for Horses

New track technology is rocking the tradition-bound world of horse racing. By Josie Swindler

Stay Just a Little Bit Longer

Extended-stay hotels get an upscale makeover. By Susan Stellin

Mile Marker By Susan Stellin

True Story

Online expression evolves from blogging to multimedia storytelling--and it's not just for bedtime.
By Yuval Rosenberg

Sneak Peek

Reading List: The Starfish and the Spider

Decentralized networks are dismantling old industries and creating new ones, write the authors of The Starfish and the Spider. By Lucas Conley

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Letter from the Editor

Design, by Design. By Mark N. Vamos

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