Big Man = The Sales Man Everyone Wants
September 29, 2009 – 7:25 am | 5 Comments

As a serious student of archaeology, I was expecting to decode Mayan text and unearth priceless artifacts.  Yet somehow, I stumbled upon one of the most ancient truths of humanity: the importance of persuasion, and …

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Innovation: Avoiding Nails and Finding Fertile Ground
January 29, 2010 – 12:26 am | No Comment
Innovation: Avoiding Nails and Finding Fertile Ground

The dotcom guys got each other excited and created a bust.  Banks verified moneymaking programs with other banks, but somehow, they went broke.  These groups sought to solve problems and produce value, but the solutions …

Designing Touch: Creating Experiences the Blind and Seeing-Able Can Share
January 4, 2010 – 8:16 pm | No Comment
Designing Touch: Creating Experiences the Blind and Seeing-Able Can Share

It is so easy for people to take the way they see the world for granted. This fact is even more painfully obvious when the subject is sight and blindness. Human beings are so heavily …

Stroking Ego or Solving Problems?
October 29, 2009 – 7:17 am | No Comment
Stroking Ego or Solving Problems?

After devouring the ready-to-use wisdom in Change By Design, I began to consider the number of industrial designers I’ve met.  I asked: were they really implementing design thinking or just doing design?  Sadly, most of them …

For The Sake of Making It Easier
October 15, 2009 – 9:56 pm | One Comment
For The Sake of Making It Easier

Oh the inventions and processes we humans devise in order to make life easier and to take back our time from performing tasks.  But, oh the crimes we commit to make a life easier, to …

Thank You Ms. CoCo Chanel
October 10, 2009 – 3:10 am | No Comment
Thank You Ms. CoCo Chanel

After browsing through the fashion website Deep Glamour and reading post after post about Coco Chanel, I experienced a sentiment that I do not usually associate with fashion: gratitude.  So why be grateful when it comes …

Save The Tech Museum From Itself!
September 23, 2009 – 8:21 pm | 2 Comments
Save The Tech Museum From Itself!

Early in the winter of January 2009, I successfully sold my no-nonsense husband on spending a day at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA.  We were both very excited; imagine it, a …

Even The Simple is Exquisite
September 10, 2009 – 12:13 am | No Comment
Even The Simple is Exquisite

Sometimes good or extraordinary design is associated with something that is very complicated.  But many times, a great amount of intelligence is needed to address simple tasks.  Just take this cool bench as an example! …

Think Outside The Car Frame
June 15, 2009 – 12:17 am | No Comment

Seek opportunities to hang out with intelligent industrial designers.  They have the ability to ask, “Does it have to be this way?” to every medium and every situation.  Robin Peng of Design Engine was the …

Bringing Back The Parasol
June 2, 2009 – 6:19 pm | No Comment
Bringing Back The Parasol

I am strange, and I know this not just because my mother told me so, but because I carry a parasol with me whenever I plan to be out in the sun all day.  But …

The Design Dilemma—Curse or Blessing?
May 28, 2009 – 1:40 am | One Comment
The Design Dilemma—Curse or Blessing?

Imagine a middle aged, community leader that has gone out into the wild world for years…to bring mammoth meat home to his family, clan, and tribal nation. But now this chief is faced with an …