GIGAOM – With wearable tech like Google Glass, human behavior is now a design problem
For all the attention given to wearable devices, the focus on hardware and form factor misses the far more thrilling – and perhaps frigh..
Wearables: The Future is Now
In the months since the introduction of the Nike FuelBand and Google Glass, the global design and business community have exploded with sp..
FAST COMPANY DESIGN – Collaboration Lessons from a Bluegrass Jam
Companies would do well to develop their own set of standards–a defined corporate culture that ultimately allows for greater flexibility a..
FAST COMPANY DESIGN – How Amazon uses big data to make you love them
Businesses sit on data goldmines, but few leverage the data to improve customer service. In the end, the data about the customer you’re ta..
GIZMODO – User Experience: The Reason Apple Towers Over Sony
Sony is still a technological powerhouse with a massive R&D department, but things have changed. Today it’s not enough to build a killer t..
FORBES – How Gender-Washing Can Kill Brand Loyalty and Love
“Shrink it and pink it” has never been a legitimate approach to women-focused products, but it’s still common nonetheless. As consumer exp..
FAST COMPANY DESIGN – You Can’t Innovate If You Ignore Your Real Problems
Struggling companies often look to momentary design solutions, but they won’t succeed unless they embrace internal change.
You Can’t Innov..
FAST COMPANY DESIGN – The Best Strategy For Big Innovation: Knowing Your Limits
It may not be a silver bullet, but design thinking can yield results if companies manage their expectations and commit themselves to imple..
FAST COMPANY DESIGN – Innovation Always Starts With Empathy; Look at Zipcar and Even Apple
Despite all the noise to the contrary, empathy is still a creative agency’s most powerful tool.
Innovation Always Starts With Empathy; Lo..
Describing Interaction Design
This is a talk I put together in 2011 for the IxDA Interaction conference in Boulder, Colorado. And although I’m speaking at a design conf..
Not Created Equal: The history and discernment of plastics in product design
This is a talk from Ignite Portland in 2010, in which I attempt to convince an audience of skeptics that polymers are actually valuable, w..
FORBES – No More Doors
Ziba’s new, custom-built offices are a physical manifestation of its creative values: collaboration, integration and a belief in the power of accidental meetings.
Co-written with Steve McCallion, Executive Creative Director at Ziba
image: Holst Architects