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3 common assumptions that lead to bad design

Make these three shifts in your design practice to improve how you show up as an expert and a decision maker.

3 common assumptions that lead to bad design

What design for aging gets horribly wrong

It’s time to design for richer lives, not just longer ones.

What design for aging gets horribly wrong

The most popular design thinking strategy is BS

The ‘How might we’ design prompt is insidious, and it’s time to bury it.

The most popular design thinking strategy is BS

Damning letter details culture of abuse at Ideo, design firm behind Apple’s first mouse

A former Ideo employee interviews 23 other former employees about their experiences working for a company that publicly extols the virtues of being human-centered—but behind the scenes, it’s anything but.

Damning letter details culture of abuse at Ideo, design firm behind Apple’s first mouse

Charles and Ray Eames were masters of innovation. This was the secret to their creative breakthroughs

A new book explores the interplay of design and music, arguing that iteration and remixing is essential to both.

Charles and Ray Eames were masters of innovation. This was the secret to their creative breakthroughs

This reimagined school takes a page from corporate America

The Ransom Everglades School in Miami takes a page from the corporate offices of Ideo, Google, Apple, and American Express, thanks to a new campus designed by Perkins & Will.

This reimagined school takes a page from corporate America

The 14 most important books for designers to read right now

Experts from IDEO, Adobe, SVA, HOK, Designer Fund, and more share book recommendations for designers who want to expand their horizons in 2021 and beyond.

The 14 most important books for designers to read right now

Breaking: Ideo is laying off 8% of its global workforce

The storied design firm is facing the effect of a COVID-19 downturn.

Breaking: Ideo is laying off 8% of its global workforce

The 7 secrets to a great conversation

Meaningful conversations don’t just happen—they have to be designed. Here’s how.

The 7 secrets to a great conversation

Ideo apologizes for Instagram post expressing ‘white guilt’

The legendary design firm responds to critics of an Instagram post “centered on white guilt.”

Ideo apologizes for Instagram post expressing ‘white guilt’

How the American Refugee Committee transformed its brand—and changed its name

Now it’s called Alight, after the refugees it serves said the name continually reminded them about the darkest thing in their lives.

Stock photos of hackers are hilariously bad. OpenIdeo wants you to redesign them

Cybersecurity needs a rebrand.

Stock photos of hackers are hilariously bad. OpenIdeo wants you to redesign them

We design our life. Why not design our death?

From our need for shelter, we’ve built Fallingwater; from our need to eat, soufflé. What art of living could we occasion out of knowing we must die?

We design our life. Why not design our death?

The world’s #1 selling toy is on a quest to reinvent itself for today’s kids

The average U.S. child owns 50 Hot Wheels, according to Mattel. But can the company innovate on a brand that is firmly planted in the physical world?

The world’s #1 selling toy is on a quest to reinvent itself for today’s kids

Ideo CEO Tim Brown, who helped popularize design thinking, steps down

Brown will leave his role as CEO after 19 years, with longtime Ideo exec Sandy Speicher stepping into the role.

Ideo CEO Tim Brown, who helped popularize design thinking, steps down

The 9 big design trends of 2019

Design leaders at Microsoft, Google, Ideo, Pentagram, Gensler, and more weigh in.

The 9 big design trends of 2019

These 5 questions kill creativity

If you find you’re asking yourself any of them, just stop.

These 5 questions kill creativity

Innovation By Design

Ideo breaks its silence on design thinking’s critics

Ideo partner Michael Hendrix discusses how design thinking can be used as a superficial tool to make a company seem innovative–even when it’s not.

Ideo breaks its silence on design thinking’s critics

The art and design world responds to Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Jony Ive, Norman Foster, and others were advisors to a Saudi mega-city project. Here’s how they, as well as prominent cultural organizations, have reacted.

The art and design world responds to Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Ideo and Swarovski reimagine the art of lighting

The 21st-century version of the chandelier opens a portal to infinite dimensions.

Ideo and Swarovski reimagine the art of lighting

Impact

Play with the ‘Climate Action Navigator’ to figure out the best path toward meeting climate goals

These sheets of laundry detergent eliminate the plastic and the water

Only 2 of 52 top oil and gas companies have science-based climate targets

News

Why is Snap stock crashing? Blame Apple and the supply chain

NAACP takes ownership stake in machine-learning-powered startup Hello Alice

Truth Social, Trump’s new social media site, has a few TOS issues

Co.Design

This home for bees is nicer than yours

You thought the pandemic killed fast fashion? Not even close

This artist turns old Nikes into sculptural marvels made of moss, bark, and rock

Work Life

Remote team-bonding is here to stay. Here are 5 ways to keep your team engaged from a distance

4 ways to respond when ‘manterrupted’ at work

CEOs: What you need to know about how your HR team is feeling