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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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Bringing sharing to Korea
Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth, gave the keynote address at the ‘Seoul Youth Hub Conference 2013, Reshaping the Way We Live’, held in Seoul, Korea...
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What human experiences are we missing by adopting new technologies?
The more our data is used to determine our needs and desires, the less chance there is for serendipity, writes Bronwen Clune. Are we willing to make this concession...
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[Book] Mapping Design Research
Mapping Design Research Edited by Simon Grand and Wolfgang Jonas Birkhauser 2012, 256 pages [Amazon link] [Sample chapter] An authoritative and scientifically based...
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Two new reports by ARUP
Designing with Data The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and ARUP have released Designing with Data: Shaping Our Future Cities, a new report that explores...
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[Book] Connect: Design for an Empathic Society
Connect: Design for an Empathic Society by Sabine Wildevuur, Dick van Dijk, Thomas Hammer-Jakobson, Mie Bjerre, Anne Äyväri, and Jesper Lund BIS Publishers, 2014...
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Ergonomics in the digital age
In this age of ubiquitous computing, what exactly are we doing to our bodies, asks Avinash Rajagopal in a highly recommended piece in Metropolis Magazine: “Today...
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All technology is assistive technology
All technology is assistive technology, argues Sara Hendren in a long and very insightful article. “Honestly – what technology are you using that’s not assistive...
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How a deeper customer understanding can energize innovation
In today’s crowded and competitive energy markets, many product manufacturers fall short in their marketing, writes Andy Beck, Executive Vice President of Makovsky...
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Ubiquitous across globe, cellphones have become tool for doing good
With 96 percent of the world connected, organizations are using mobile phones to deliver, via texts, water, energy, financial services, health care, even education...
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How do you build an electricity bill for the 21st century?
The more confusing the bill, the more likely it is to be disputed, the less likely it is to be paid. So, from not only an image perspective, but a practical, financial...
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The rise of the mobile-born
The mobile-born generation will drive a radical rethinking of office productivity, writes Paul Holland, a general partner at Foundation Capital, “Fast-forward a...
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Medical advice just a touch away with smartphone apps
Devices once only in the hands of doctors, such as heart or blood pressure monitors, are now in the pockets of consumers, putting them in charge of their health...
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‘Why newsrooms need anthropologists’
Journalism and anthropology both purport to observe and analyse human behaviour and experience, albeit in different ways and over extremely divergent timescales...
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Tesla’s groundbreaking UX: interview with UI manager Brennan Boblett
“Dashboards of the past are littered with physical buttons that can never change, forever ingrained into them. The [Tesla] Model S, by contrast, has a fully upgradeable...
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Ottagono Magazine features Experientia
In the article “Interaction Design, After Ivrea” Stefano Mirti reflects on the history of the renowned Interaction Design Institute Ivrea and what was born out...
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Ethnography: is your company missing the train?
Michael Ohler, Phil Samuel and Mark McMurray of BMGI argue in Industry Week that focusing on human behavior and personal experiences can help you discover unmet...
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[Book] Changing Behaviours: On the Rise of the Psychological State
Changing Behaviours: On the Rise of the Psychological State by Rhys Jones, Jessica Pykett and Mark Whitehead Edward Elgar Publishers 2013, 240 pages [Amazon link]...
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First Swedish PhD thesis in service design
Stakeholder Engagement for Service Design is the title of the first Swedish PhD thesis in service design. In the dissertation defended last week at Linköping University...
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New York Times book review of “Status Update”
Putting People First has been following the work of Alice E. Marwick for a while, first when she published her PhD dissertation, then when her book “Status Update”...
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