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What is the Role of Design in the Age of the Machine?

September 4, 2015

Design overlays the human experience on top of technology. The importance of the designer grows from the need to incorporate empathy and the human experience into our technology products.

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August 3, 2019

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March 21, 2018

The Six Ways Groupthink is Dividing Our Country

March 21, 2018

We are living in a period of groupthink failure where our minds can be hacked to create further divisions in our country. How did we get to this place and where do we go from here?

March 21, 2018

March 15, 2018

Design Thinking Needs an Update

March 15, 2018

The way we look at design thinking needs to be updated to reflect the complexities of our current world. It also needs to be more focused so a broader audience can understand its value and purpose.

March 15, 2018

February 15, 2018

If you design it, they will come: An optimistic view through the design lens.

February 15, 2018

Can we scale up the design process to solve the worlds biggest and most wicked problems? Sure, why not?

February 15, 2018

February 7, 2018

Connecting dots and finding the future of design

February 7, 2018

You can find design opportunity if you have an open mind and an understanding of how to connect the right dots.

February 7, 2018

August 4, 2017

Expect the Unintended: Consequences of the New Tech Age

August 4, 2017

We are now solidly living within an industrial revolution. Industrial revolutions are driven by technology and business, and create massive changes to our culture and behavior. Along the way, they create a host of unintended consequences.

August 4, 2017

July 12, 2017

Making design matter in all the right places

July 12, 2017

Does design matter at zero-waste collection stations at a music festival? If you look carefully, you can find strategic design opportunities everywhere. Sustainability efforts require an awareness and understanding that will help transform behavior over time. As we look at reinforcing or changing behaviors, it’s the design process that will help drive the solutions.

July 12, 2017

March 24, 2016

WHO’s the Boss: Know Who the WHO Is

March 24, 2016

In order to properly identify who the WHO are, you must identify their main behavior points. There are four in all: Identity, Engage, Mechanics, and Technology. These pieces all exist within CULTURE. CULTURE shapes our values, needs and standards. CULTURE creates unwritten rules, expectations and emotional reactions. CULTURE is also shaped by history and helps to develop future trends. This information is necessary to create a complete picture of who people really are and which of their needs must be fulfilled in order to create a meaningful experience.

March 24, 2016