Sean Madden

Sean Madden is Executive Managing Director at Ziba, and an expert in service design and innovation strategy. He works with multi-disciplinary teams that fuse consumer and brand insights to develop new user experiences for clients such as FedEx, Intel and Samsung. Sean holds a degree in Computer Science and Literature from Willamette University, was an associate creative director at frog design, served as an instructor of Interaction Design at the California College of the Arts, and writes and speaks extensively about the effects of emerging technologies on service delivery and information networks. Follow Ziba at @zibapdx and at www.ziba.com.

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For A Glimpse Of Tommorow’s Portable Devices, Look At The Bluetooth Speakers Of Today

Bluetooth speakers were a dime a dozen at this year’s CES. And though they might not revolutionize the audio world, they give designers a chance to experiment, which, in turn, could lead to truly innovative ideas.

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Design’s Next Big Frontier? Shaping Behavior In Real Time

If CES proved anything, it’s that designers finally have the tools to truly influence behavioral patterns. Watch out, world.

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Sean Madden

For A Glimpse Of Tommorow’s Portable Devices, Look At The Bluetooth Speakers Of Today

Bluetooth speakers were a dime a dozen at this year’s CES. And though they might not revolutionize the audio world, they give designers a chance to experiment, which, in turn, could lead to truly innovative ideas.

Design’s Next Big Frontier? Shaping Behavior In Real Time

If CES proved anything, it’s that designers finally have the tools to truly influence behavioral patterns. Watch out, world.

Why CES Is The Worst Place On Earth To Showcase The Future

The future of technology is about folding gadgets seamlessly into our lives. The Consumer Electronics Show does anything but.

Impact

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What price should New York’s congestion charge be?

Is the Gates Foundation putting toilets ahead of human rights?

Creativity

Meet Shampoodler, the podcast and Twitch superfan who’s the future of fandom in interactive media

Jim Gaffigan goes dark in his new movie, but the darkness was already there

Patagonia enlists teen activists to speak out for Global Climate Strike campaign

Co.Design

Here’s how the design industry is mobilizing for the Climate Strike

These AI-generated people are coming to kill stock photography

The story behind the viral graphic that electrified the climate movement

Work Life

This is why you need to take microbreaks (and how to do it properly)

3 ways to make better decisions for your career

How these professionals built a successful remote career