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Field Research Can Be Rough, but It's the Only Way to Design for the Developing World

BY Cliff KuangWed Oct 28, 2009 at 10:32 AM

Design consultancy Artefact specializes in developing products for the developing world--and they're happy to share their hard-won expertise.READ»

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The prophecy of Dyson fan

BY Kimming YapSun Oct 18, 2009 at 7:22 AM

Early this week Dyson announced the launch of its new Air Multiplier fan. It was the talk of the town as it involved the use of radical technology and the fact that it has entirely overturned our perception of fans. Designers like me ...READ»

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Why Change Management Needs Design Thinking

BY Melissa DutmersFri Oct 16, 2009 at 8:44 AM

Unfortunately, traditional change management tactics fall short of realizing successful change. Tactical change management plans are only as useful as the strategy that drives them. You can’t put your change process into boxes and ...READ»

CLIMATE CHANGE | 5 comments

Living Climate Change: Design Thinking to Solve the World's Biggest Problem

BY Noah RobischonMon Sep 28, 2009 at 10:18 PM

What will life be like 20 or 30 years from now? That used to be a question for futurists, now global climate change makes it something we all think about. The trouble is that the way we think and talk about our impact on the environment is measured in statistics and abstracts. But there is a more tangible way to imagine what that future will look like...READ»

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Want to Improve Democracy? Try Design Thinking

BY Linda TischlerWed Sep 23, 2009 at 2:37 PM

Better ballot design could have changed the results of the 2000 election. A better design for information sharing might have prevented 9/11. Now, could design thinking help fix something fundamentally broken in American democracy: how we engage in national debate?READ»

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Change Management by Design

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Essential Tips for Making a Design Startup Look Like a Real--Big--Firm

BY Cliff KuangThu Sep 10, 2009 at 11:14 AM

Core 77 offers some tips for faking it until you make it.READ»

DYSON AWARDS | 6 comments

Exclusive Interview: The Invention of the Automist

BY Cliff KuangWed Sep 9, 2009 at 12:44 PM

Yusef Muhammed, the co-designer the 2009 Dyson Award-winning firefighting kitchen faucet, discusses the challenges it meets and the concepts his team discarded.READ»

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Design Think like an Undergrad

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The Invention of Jawbone Offers Essential Lessons for Tech Start-Ups

BY Cliff KuangWed Aug 19, 2009 at 11:42 AM

Jawbone's designer and the company's CEO rap about how design is as important as tech for Silicon Valley start-ups.READ»

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