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Richard Saul Wurman Is Going to Brand the Carbon Conversation--With a Nissan Logo

The carbon crisis may end up as the defining struggle of our time. But so far the discourse has been a decidedly wonky mix of policy and engineering. As part of its preparations for the 2011 launch of the Leaf, its all-electric ...READ MORE

Blueprint for Information Architects

Five rules for mapping information so others can find their way.READ MORE

Information as if Understanding Mattered

Richard Saul Wurman and 12 information architects spent one year and $1 million to produce a book that creates useful information on everything from crime and politics to business and the Net. The real lesson: Design forms understanding.READ MORE

How TED Connects the Idea-Hungry Elite

Inside the World's most exclusive and most accessible club.READ MORE

Inspiration or Rip-Off? From "I Heart NY" Tees to Amex Smiley Face Ads

A new ad for American Express with murky origins gets Ken Carbone thinking about where great ideas come from.READ MORE

Call for Simpletons and Simplinauts

Hi from SimpliCity! As author of November's Book of Month, The Simplicity Survival Handbook, Heath has asked me to bop in for a week and share some ramblings, rumblings, and pithy thoughts on the impact of simplicity and complexity ...READ MORE

Keiko Satoh

TED likes to think of itself as an Idea Summit, a gathering that one reporter/participant calls 'smart, overstimulated, and uncoordinated; the nutty professor in its own world of ideas.'READ MORE

Masters of Design: David Macaulay

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We invited 30 leading figures from our first 6 issues to offer one new idea or one innovative practice that can make a difference to you.READ MORE

Can Design Thinking Solve Your Problems and Make You Happier?

Imagine for a moment that a business needs a radically innovative approach to a vexing problem. Designers and managers start with an intense focus on the human aspect--the real problems their customers face in daily life. Somebody ...READ MORE

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In Search of the Sixth Sense

In this expanded interview transcript, inventor Ray Kurzweil discusses birth, death, and the potential offered by non-biological thinking processes.READ MORE

He Turns Ideas into Companies - at Net Speed

Bill Gross, CEO of Idealab, has started 18 companies in nine months. On the Net, he says, "time is more important than money."READ MORE

The Conference-Commando Field Manual

It smells like learning! Don't think of your next conference as a company-sponsored vacation. Think of it as an assault on the future. A collection of battle-scarred veterans offer their secrets on how to become a conference commando. We register at dawn!READ MORE