Transdisciplinary Design

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Scalable Localized Innovation

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Photo: Design with the Other 90%: Cities Beginning last year, my interest in social innovation and using design to help raise standards of living around…

Century of the Play

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“How many kids do you want to have in the future?” I was talking to a friend one day. “Two or three maybe, and definitely…

bottled water

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The antagonizing build of the water bottle comes from its shape; its ability to be held by an average human hand, for it is designed…

Open Source Housing

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  The open source philosophy has been a consistent motivator of innovation and has given shape to some of our most prized networks and software…

Dilemma of A Third World Country

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In November 2009, a disaster struck the streets of Jeddah, KSA when a short but heavy downpour destroyed the city. That date is not one…

A Date with Destiny

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Destiny was calling me. She called me again, this time with force:  “Assistant! Come here now!” My grade-school Destiny, more Condi Rice than Cinderella, took…

Designing With the Cosmos

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“Astrology describes us as living in Kairos, or “fulcrum” moment. The future is not fixed (but it’s not broken, either). Our actions can tip the…

Do you know Jonathan Harris ?

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Iwould like to present you today, someone who inspired me a lot and who has a huge talent : Jonathan Harris.

Dolce Far Niente

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The bus driver gestured to us to get off the bus. We gathered our bags and walked down the steps onto the muddy road. As…

Heavy Theatre in the Big Apple

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  In reading John Thackara’s In The Bubble, he often speaks of our decreasing lightness in what was supposed to be a new weightless economy…