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Conscious Capitalism

By squirrelbait - Feb 28, 2008

If you weren't able to attend this event, here you have the whole hour, 6 minutes, and 45 seconds of discussion and debate on Conscious Capitalism : Resolving the Conflict Between Consumerism and Progressive Innovation. Eric Ryan, Co-founder of Method, Brandon Schauer, Experience Design Director at Adaptive Path, Rajan Dev, COO of Hot Studio, and Nathan Shedroff, Program Chair of CCA's MBA in Design Strategy program discuss "why a deeper understanding of human nature needs to be central to a 21st century business strategy and how it can challenge people's attitudes toward consumerism." thanks steve!

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Jeannie is a true jack-of-all trades, looks forward to a day gone swimmingly, and finds joy in all things awesome. Brilliant art, rocking the renegade music scene, conjuring up haute designs, other people's hot designs, tasty salad, trashy magazines and unicorns are some of the many things she is passionate about.

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Business

By Rain Noe - Feb 28, 2008

Design news digest: firms opening overseas branches

Company: frog design New branch and location: frog design Technology Group for Europe in Stuttgart, Germany What the new branch does: Press release is vague--"[implements] emerging, complex technology," "creates unique opportunities for innovation," "oversee the design process from start to finish, maintaining a consistent creative vision," etc. Why they're doing it: The company...
design.edu

By squirrelbait - Feb 27, 2008

Springboard : Entrepreneurship for (Aussie) Designers

With promising new breeds of Australian designers in the making, Springboard has been launched as a national mentorship program to aid creative businesses develop a competitive edge both locally and internationally through sustainable design innovation. 100 hand-picked applicants will experience a year's worth of guidance in successful entrepreneurship. Applications are...
Business

By Allan Chochinov - Feb 27, 2008

Constraints and closed doors

The NYTimes has a provocative piece in yesterday's Science section entitled The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors, and it's a must-read for designers. Somewhere between Paul Budnitz's argument that designers have to make sacrifices and Barry Schwartz's breakdown of the Paradox of Choice, John Tierney's piece introduces some...
Business

By Allan Chochinov - Feb 27, 2008

Design Research: Dan Soltzberg on Debbie Millman and Mike Bainbridge

Dan Soltzberg's got a bulls-eye post around Gain's Design Meets Research, where Debbie Millman and Mike Bainbridge provide a tight primer to, well, design and research. But something Dan wrote in his post really resonated with me: I see research very much as a generative tool as well as an evaluative...