Ideo redesigns the dreaded annual review

And they didn’t even make an app for that.

Ideo’s AI Machines Explore A Future We May Or May Not Want

Ideo reveals five AI machines that explore ways technology can help people sort their thoughts, plan for the future, and even communicate better with each other.

Why This Florida City Is Debranding Itself

Gainesville prides itself on using human-centered design. Now it’s applying the same ethos to its brand.

Which Firms Pay Design Interns

If your firm is not on this list, do something about it.

Ideo Managing Director Fred Dust On The Lost Art Of Conversation

We’ve forgotten how to talk to one another. Here’s how to fix that.

AI Dominated 2017. Here’s What’s Coming Next

Experts predict where AI will go in 2018–and the role designers are destined to play.

The 10 Design Trends Of 2017 That Need To Die

Do better in 2018–do away with these design crimes.

Intuit VP: Design Is Reshaping People’s Relationship To Money

“Money sits at the intersection of almost all human choice, and most often it’s a huge anxiety creator. Finally [financial] institutions are recognizing that they have to be customer-centered. What better than design to wield that flag?”

Why Ideo’s Fred Dust Thinks We Must Relearn The Art Of Dialogue

At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Ideo exec says we can solve problems by designing new ways to talk with each other—rather than at each other.

Can We Redesign The Way We Talk About Gun Control In America?

Thoughts and prayers are not working; focusing on common emotional ground might, says Fred Dust, partner at the design company Ideo.

Exclusive: Ideo’s Plan To Stage An AI Revolution

Instead Of Throwing Out This Plastic Wrapper, You Eat It

Evoware is made from seaweed–and if you don’t feel like eating it, it will biodegrade just fine.

Try This Time-Obsessed Designer’s Approach To To-Do Lists

Forget the app. Grab a piece of paper.

One Tech Company’s Revolutionary Idea: Design For Mothers First

To develop a high-tech breast pump for the startup Willow, Ideo interviewed dozens of mothers–and uncovered key insights into a problem that the design and technology communities have largely ignored.

9 Ideas Shaping The Future Of Design, According To Ideo, Microsoft, Autodesk, MIT, And More

The Ultimate Breast Pump For Working Mothers

With no tubes or wires, the Willow pump—one of Fast Company’s 2017 Innovation By Design winners—could be one giant leap for womankind.

How The Dumpling Democratized Emoji

When two friends discovered there was no dumpling emoji, they resolved to correct that oversight. They ended up changing how an emoji becomes an emoji.

How Ideo Is Helping Homeowners Defend Themselves Against Climate Change

How Ford’s New CEO Plans To Beat Tesla, Uber, And Google

Jim Hackett was raised on Ideo’s brand of design thinking. Can he use it to save the 114-year-old automotive giant?