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Design for the Other 90%

The vast majority of designers put their talent to where the money is: crafting products and services that aim to beguile the richest 10% of the world's population. Nothing wrong with making a living. But could the tens of thousands ...READ»

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A "Don't Bother" List Could Be Your Winning Strategy

I’m reading one of the most lucid business books I’ve come across in quite some time. It’s Out of Poverty by Paul Polak, founder of International Development Enterprises. In it, Polak outlines a number of compelling reasons ...READ»

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Live from Pop!Tech: Knowing and Respecting Your Customers

Sarah Joseph, the creator and editor of Emel, a Muslim lifestyle magazine, shared a telling story in her presentation Dialogs With/In Islam this afternoon. She showed a slide for a commercial, what appeared to be a straightforward ad ...READ»

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Design for the Developing World: It’s the Systems, Stupid

It’s not enough just to design useful tools for the developing world, IDEO’s CEO Tim Brown told the audience at the Social Capital Markets 2008 conference now going on in San Francisco.  It’s equally critical to design the ...READ»

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Live From PopTech: Designing for Impact

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