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Infographic of the Day: How Do You Dig a Subway Tunnel, Anyway?

"The Washington Post" illustrates a massively complex, 2,400-foot subway tunnel being dug in Northern Virginia. Here's how they do it, dudes.READ»

PaperBang

Everything but the Paper Cut: Eye-popping Ways Artists Use Paper

A virtual tour of the Museum of Art and Design's newest exhibition, dedicated to all the surprising ways artists are using paper today.READ»

Change Readiness: Insight vs. Effort

I spoke with a lady yesterday that asked me a valid question that inspired me to write this post. She asked, "What does it cost to do a change readiness assessment?" I responded, "It depends - what insights are you trying to ...READ»

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Richard Rogers Bags Britain's Highest Architectural Prize

Rogers's practice wins the 2009 Stirling Prize, for a cancer center designed to put patients at ease.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Watch the World Wake Up, on Twitter

Jer Thorp's new visualization shows 24 hours of "Good morning" tweets, from around the worldREAD»

Kenan Samms

Rosetta Stone: Uniting The World Through Language Learning

We see over and over that companies that are thriving are pursuing something good. While many traditional companies try to paint themselves “good,” under a thin veneer they maintain near exclusive commitment to growing ...READ»

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The 11th Commandment: Sustainability, for a House of God

Students from the Illinois Institute of Technology complete a deceptively simple chapel, using cutting edge sustainable techniques.READ»

Change by Design Insight No.1. Go out into the world

Quantitative data that measures what we already know rarely yields insights that create impactful change. A better starting point… go out into the world. Observe the actual experiences of those that will be impacted by change. ...READ»

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All Coat-Checks Should be This Cool

Wieki Somers has just won the 2009 Dutch Design Golden Lion, for turning a museum coat check into a full-fledged art installation.READ»

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Spike Jonze's Newest Project: Resuscitating Kanye's Withered Public Image

In a short film created by Jonze, West plays an egomaniac rapper gone off the rails. Sound familiar?READ»

Google Trike View: Innovative or Three-Wheeled Privacy Invasion?
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Google Trike View: Innovation or Three-Wheeled Privacy Invasion?

Haters of Google Street View could always go off-road and take relative solace in the belief that they’d disappeared between the Google Map grid lines. Until Now. READ»

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Weekend Design Porn: "Design USA" at the Cooper-Hewitt

The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum opens "Design USA," showing off winners of the National Design Awards in the last 10 years.READ»

IdeaPaint

IdeaPaint: Turn Your Entire Office Into a Whiteboard

With just one coat, IdeaPaint turns any surface into a dry-erase board.READ»

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Twitter's New Wine Gets You Drunk on Social Causes

Twitter founder Biz Stone is launching a wineREAD»

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Leading Change? Know Your Starting Point

Effective change leaders know that there is no “single way” to move through the process of change. There are various entry points. A golfer for instance is going to choose a different strategy if the wind is blowing, if the greens ...READ»

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Hacks and the City

An exhibition opening this weekend in Chicago highlights 99 ways that urban activists have hacked crosswalks, medians, and overlooked urban nooks.READ»

Why Change Management Needs Design Thinking

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»

What Does 'Splatter' Mean for the Future of Netflix?
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What 'Splatter' Means for the Future of Netflix

We learned yesterday that Netflix is partnering with legendary low-budget filmmaker Roger Corman to produce online miniseries Splatter. And viewers get to vote on which characters live or die on the episodes, which premiere Oct. ...READ»

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'Glo' Digital Bible Answers: What Would Jesus Click?

Glo, a new bible on DVD-rom, aims to make the Bible feel a lot more relevant, with scads of multimedia.READ»

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Hungry? Eat Your Cell Phone.

Eco-artist Boo Chapple's modest proposal would solve many modern problems.READ»

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Step Into the Matrix: The Art of Ester Stocker

We live in a world soaked with data, overflowing with information, charts, graphics, systems, and software. And that's precisely what Ester Stocker evokes, using nothing more than gaffer's tape and foam board. Below a taste of her ...READ»

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If You Like NYC's Guggenheim, You'll Love the "Cocoon" Office

Swiss Life's brand-new headquarters is one huge spiral ramp, which can be reconfigured into offices or meeting spaces as the business changes over time.READ»

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Duo Visualizes Radio Waves, Helping Designers Apply RFID Technology to Products

An experimental LED array reveals the electromagnetic fields surrounding an RFID chip.READ»

BookofOdds

What Are the Odds...That You'll Be Eaten By a Shark?

Book of Odds is devoted to all manner of odds. Chance a kid grows up to be a fashion model? 1 in 81,440. That you'll be eaten by a shark? 1 in 251,800,000.READ»

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"Retail Experiment" Turns Shopping Into Scavenger Hunt

Unless you're a design-crazed hipster, Subports is bound to make you feel very, very old.READ»

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