UNESCO publishes survey on ethical implications of emerging technologies
UK hosting provider imagines web in 2020
Qualitative research leads to new bicycle “for fun”
When Japanese bike part manufacturer Shimano set out to make a bicycle aimed at America’s dwindling group of casual bikers, they enlisted the help of design consultancy IDEO, and embarked on a qualitative research and design process that eventually lead…
Experientia started blogging on Core77
Next step for games: social networking [San Jose Mercury News]
Doors of Perception taking on the global food crisis [Business Week]
Diane Brady of Business Week reports on The Doors of Perception conference in Delhi which focuses on applying design thinking to modern challenges in food, water and waste. “John Thackara is doggedly pragmatic. The British design guru likes nothing more…
Experiencing love in games [BBC]
Jan Chipchase of Nokia on delegating positive experiences
Sociology at Microsoft
MIT Media Lab Europe founder starts Distance Lab
Canadian HOT Topics magazine on user experience
Searching for Michael Jordan? Microsoft wants a better way [The New York Times]
People searching for online health advice favour sites with a human touch, research suggests [BBC]
New interface at the confessional
Where artists and inventors plot to save the world [The New York Times]
Design led futures
New Web sites connect lenders and borrowers [International Herald Tribune]
About a year and a half ago I wrote about Zopa, a P2P banking service in the UK, and therefore a potentially disruptive innovation in the financial services sector. The International Herald Tribune has meanwhile discovered it as well: A…