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Jan Chipchase of Nokia on connecting the unconnected
Microsoft Home showcases new prototypes of technology for daily living
“As part of its ongoing investments in exploring how software-driven innovations might influence consumers’ lives over the next five to 10 years, Microsoft Corp. recently unveiled a host of new and updated technologies in the Microsoft Home. The latest scenarios…
How the human experience drives design at Nokia
Philips: LiveSimplicity
Philips reveals new design innovations at the 2006 Simplicity Event
2008 World Congress of Architecture in Torino
Futurelab on learning, social software and games
IDEO’s experiential approach
European versus American innovation
Healthcare facilities that invite
No more SMS from Jesus: ubicomp, religion and techno-spiritual practices
In a reflective and insightful paper, Dr. Genevieve Bell, a highly respected anthropologist and director of user experience at Intel, analyses the use of technology to support religious practices. Bell argues that “the ways in which new technologies are delivering…
My customer, my co-innovator
Yahoo! study on the internet, Family 2.0 and the 43-hour day [Reuters]
Google’s VP of user experience makes cover of Newsweek
Ethnography and philanthropy: giving is aspiring
Branching out [The New York Times]
Certainly the message you would get if you were to visit the Umpqua branch in Portland’s trendy Pearl District neighborhood seems only vaguely related to the mundane business of certificates of deposit, checking accounts and loans. With free wi-fi access,…
A look at Mau’s Massive Change [Business Week]
“What do a featherless chicken, Wal-Mart’s (WMT) logistics system, and an economic theory on homeownership have in common? To Bruce Mau, they all demonstrate the power of design-oriented thinking in the innovation process,” writes Robert Berner in Business Week. “These…