Transdisciplinary Design

Monthly Archives: November 2010

Our Story: Visualizing.org Marathon

By | Published: November 30, 2010

Collaboratively authored by Howard Chambers, Francis Carter, Mai Kobori, and Steven Dale The inagural visualizing.org Marathon, sponsored by SEED magazine and GE, kicked off with…

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Motivating Collaboration

By | Published: November 30, 2010

The magic of collaboration is evident when the collective output exceeds the individual inputs of a team (buzzword=synergy). A successful collaboration is a measure of…

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In Conversation with Bruce Nussbaum

By | Published: November 28, 2010

Several weeks ago, Bruce Nussbaum graced the TD studio with his wit and wisdom. In a brief conversation, between carefully calculated bites of a Banh…

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America’s High Holiday

By | Published: November 28, 2010

Apparently, it’s called “Black Friday” because retailers hope strong sales on this day – the busiest shopping day of the year – will help put…

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An open door process

By | Published: November 26, 2010

Picture an industry where an average work-week is sixty to one-hundred hours long. Projects last an intense four to eight months, and on any given…

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So You Want To Design?

By | Published: November 23, 2010

I’m working on a design map for my Design For This Century class final project. The map is still only in superdraft stages. In the…

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Our Neighbors, Ourselves: empathy, rivalry, and ‘that German word’

By | Published: November 23, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfU17niXOG8 Why can’t we be like those Coke commercials from the 70s and 80s and get along in harmony? Don’t we all just want to…

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Design Futures: the words we use matter

By | Published: November 21, 2010

The design world seems to be grappling with describing its value beyond aesthetics. Designers, including myself on occasion, have casually thrown around the phrase: ‘Design…

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A New System For Synthesizing

By | Published: November 20, 2010

Jamer Hunt, director of the Transdisciplinary Design program, recently introduced us to Evernote, a system for note taking and idea accumulation. As I set it…

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FKP

By | Published: November 19, 2010

//MOVES//MINES//EXTRACTS//SHOVELS//BURNS//WASTES//PUMPS//DISPOSES// MANAGES//COVERS//REIMAGINES//REMEDIATES//PROMOTES//ENJOYS//EXCITES //INSPIRES//SCATTERS// Inspired by Natural Capitalism (by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins) and New York City’s Department of Parks and Recreation Community…

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