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The Power Of The Pop-Up Storefront

BY Jody TurnerThu Feb 2, 2012

Cities worldwide are rebuilding their identities and rejuvenating their centers with the help of pop-up shops and workspaces for nonprofit ventures. READ»

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Listening To The Super-Charged "Change Generation"

BY Jody TurnerThu Jan 26, 2012

Each generation throughout history is a change generation. And yet, what is coming next is big. Here's how to start a conversation with the digital natives. READ»

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How One Encounter With Steve Jobs Remapped My Future

BY Jody TurnerFri Oct 7, 2011

When Steve Jobs shared his vision regarding the future of personal computing at a 1981 conference, it was as if he parted a veil and we could see directly into that future--of which we suddenly wanted to be a part. READ»

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Likeonomics: How To Make Your Brand More Believable

BY Jody TurnerWed Aug 17, 2011

The most likable brands are the ones that we believe in, talk about, and get inspired by. In a society of constant manipulation, there are seven key ways to overcoming the “believability” crisis. READ»

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What Businesses Can Learn From Innovations In Education

BY Jody TurnerTue Jul 5, 2011

The goal of the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit is exploring the power of entrepreneurs to transform public education for underserved children. But the ideas for supercharging education have benefits that go way beyond the classroom. READ»

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The Future-Forward Company Called "L"

BY Jody TurnerSun May 8, 2011

Talia Frenkel is a photographer who created "L"--a condom company with a cause, to support women globally by focusing on their health, wellness, and sexual empowerment. Buy one of L's sustainable condoms, and one goes immediately to AIDS affected areas and the women living in these areas, promoting and sharing 'the love' around the globe.READ»

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Innovative Nature: Baking Biomimicry In

BY Jody TurnerFri Apr 1, 2011

Mother Nature has a product development process we would do well to emulate, she has in effect solved many sustainable design questions already if we examine her systems. READ»

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Expanding Innovation: The Beginning of B-2-B User Experience

BY Jody TurnerThu Mar 31, 2011

"We are moving from a post-industrial commodity production and product design focus to social innovation infiltrated design that taps into insights about the prevalent and emerging values and true needs of the user, the people."READ»

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The Future Is Co-Mingled Sensation and Co-opted Dreams

BY Jody TurnerMon Mar 28, 2011

We are, more and more, outsourcing our minds. Increasingly, the web of organic computation said to encompass human consciousness is distributing itself in a decentralized fashion, expanding outward, beyond the biological brain.READ»

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Citysumer Innovation: Miami Does Art Basel

BY Jody TurnerThu Mar 24, 2011

Urban areas are reinventing and reinvigorating themselves. With a focus on URBAN BOOM, URBAN MIGHT, and the spread of URBANE values, the future is about the city.READ»

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Presents TechnoCRAFT: Design in the Age of Individuality – Hackers Modders, Fabbers and Tweakers

BY Jody TurnerWed Sep 8, 2010

"Bored with mass-production? Scared of cultural globalization? Emotionally disconnected from what you consume? Designers around the world are using technology to fight back and create a new economy based on craft, individualization ...READ»

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Growing In Collaboration

BY Jody TurnerFri Jun 11, 2010

Cindy Romaine and I met at Nike when we both worked in the Design Resources Group. She, Kevin Carroll and I continue to connect and work together in the betterment of all we do, for and within the ...READ»

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Social Network Interview with Loic Le Meur

BY Jody TurnerWed Jun 2, 2010

Interviewed here is noted social media entrepreneur Loic Le Meur, Founder and CEO of social application Seesmic and the number one Internet conference, LeWeb. Loic spoke this May to the Social Media Club Miami, discussing his career ...READ»

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Next Gen: Future Model of Business, Creativity and Social Innovation

BY Jody TurnerThu Apr 29, 2010

This begins a casual series of interviews with younger associates doing new and interesting business model indicators of future work, design and innovation. Through Lauren McCue, ...READ»

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Designing 4 Resilience

BY Jody TurnerSat Apr 10, 2010

Today I am attending a conference at The-Hub.net workspace collective in Berkeley that addresses resilience in a shifting landscape. For further information on the timely topic of design ...READ»

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The Future of Work Is Shared

BY Jody TurnerMon Mar 8, 2010

I am an entrepreneur, a consultant in trend strategy with a virtual office. For 15 years I worked fulltime in offices and corporations as a designer, I am familiar with the cube-a-day world. These last ...READ»

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Being An Expert On The Dr. Phil Show

BY Jody TurnerSat Feb 6, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BG4BYYFZToIs it Googleability, Bingability? Through much work and many conversations I was selected as a trend expert for the Dr. Phil show. While scheduled to air January 20, 2010, "Trends For 2010: ...READ»

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Haiti List: How We Are Helping

BY Jody TurnerWed Jan 27, 2010

Latest: As you know GLOCAL influence is the best, bit of Global effect and a bit of Local impact. Here is a great and useful example: PECHA KUCHA & ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY JOIN IN THE REBUILDING OF HAITI. ...READ»

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Global Greening & Meaning: Finland's DEMOS.fi & Sub.fi

BY Jody TurnerTue Jan 19, 2010

I was invited to Helsinki this past November to speak on Lo Carbon Lifestyles and Meaningful Branding trends. The brilliant and fresh young innovators at the think tank DEMOS.fi (the one and only think tank in ...READ»

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Global Greening Lifestyles: Japan

BY Jody TurnerThu Dec 3, 2009

What factors are influencing different countries in their approaches to green design and green living? Here we look at Japan.READ»