How do information and communication technologies influence innovation in Africa? Robert Fabricant's third report from the World Economic Forum.

Does design have a role at the World Economic Forum? Robert Fabricant's second report from Dar es Salaam.

Can designers really help when it comes to social issues? Robert Fabricant outlines eight lessons he has learned from social impact partnerships.

Don't be fooled by the fancy hardware and "magical" talk: Apple isn't really committed to tablet computing...yet.

The real road kill this time will not be the Kindle. It will be handheld video gaming devices like Sony's PSP and the Nintendo DS, as Apple establishes a lock on the economics of casual gaming with its newest device.

Forget the smartphone. This is a war between Super Phones, baby. And with Apple pitted against Google, it's a brand war as much as a technology one. Robert Fabricant outlines some strategies on how to win it.

Two years ago, the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York displayed 30 humanitarian design and engineering projects, including a biodegradable shelter, a low-tech food cooler, and a straw that helps prevent the spread of cholera and typhoid. They were exhibited, incongruously enough, on the back lawn of the museum's headquarters, the former Carnegie mansion on Fifth Avenue. Read More »

The second report from this year's PopTech conference, American Reimagined, by its fellows program adviser Robert Fabricant.

Robert Fabricant talks about his role as an adviser in the conference's fellowship program.