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Storytelling & Design

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I recently went to a storytelling event hosted by a 12-year-old. – Quite a risky move for a trendy downtown theater.  The seasoned audience, being…

Design For A Change

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  Many traits of human intelligence, such as knowledge, empathy,rational thought, theory of mind, rituals, language and the use of symbols and tools, have shaped…

The Threat of Resolution

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  Live performance has brought people together since the beginning of civilization; captivating our imaginations, provoking thought and inspiring change. It is a celebration of…

The taste of purple: synesthesia and transdesign

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Purple-colored candy doesn’t taste like grape. It tastes like purple- cloying, synthetic, vaguely fruity. Normally, people  don’t associate colors with flavors, or vice versa. People…

Bio-Solution

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In the story of God creation, God created Adam and Eve, with soil and a piece of bone from Adam; humans as creation of God,…

success/failure or every front has a back or to act or not to act or the problem with a can of worms.

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In chapter one of Tim Brown’s book Change By Design he says “Fail early to succeed sooner”.  There are quite  a few similar sentiments out…

Why diversity is good… (or Aww, what have we done?!)

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A recent issue of The New York Times Magazine (issued November 27, 2011) had an extensive article on the development of the modern bulldog.  The…

Nature as Capital

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“After two centuries of rises in labour productivity, the liquidation of natural resources at their extraction cost rather than their replacement value, and the exploitation…

Communication Towers

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Cooperation and collaboration has been a major force behind the advancement of man. From hunter-gatherer relationships to the division of labor, these splits have become…

A Mad Tea (D) Party

| Ideas

“Have you any idea why a raven is like a writing desk?” I bet you don’t.  The Mad Hatter poses this illustrious riddle in the…