Posts about Technology

A Vehicle for Change

Mark Palmer explores the use of autonomous vehicles to close major gaps in the American healthcare system.    It’s estimated that 62 million Americans have no or inadequate access to primary care, but the rise of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could change that. Healthcare in America has a longstanding relationship with vehicles and the mobility they […]

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The Convergence of Product Design and Architecture

Some of my favorite designers—Charles Eames, Eero Saarinen, Alvar Aalto and Mies van der Rohe, among others—all subscribed to the idea that design is everything. These masters set standards of simplicity, honesty and functionality through their ideas and prototypes for furniture, products and architecture that still inspire great design to this day. As Little Design […]

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Retail’s Digital Flip

Tom Pulk and Michelle Decker discuss how digital platforms and social media are turning retail and branding inside out. The traditional ‘product first’ model of retail has been transformed by an increasingly digital world. Think about a standard retail brand: they start with products that they merchandise in brick-and-mortar stores with an accompanying website, hoping […]

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Design News You Can Use—Workplace Makeover

Looking for a major dose of news you can use? In this edition of Design News You Can Use, Workplace Strategist Joelle Jach explores emotions in the workplace, the decline of the Ping-Pong table and how to support your employees.  Try again: Companies are often likely to try anything from beanbag chairs to nap pods […]

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