Collecting things for a near-future project.
Driving a business
Sometimes feels like this. Rendez-vous (Claude Lelouch 1976) – kewego Itinéraire Bd Périphérique · Avenue Foch · Place Charles-de-Gaulle · Av des Champs-Elysées · Place de la Concorde · Quai des Tuileries · Place du Carrousel · Rue de Rohan · Avenue de l’Opéra · Place de l’Opéra · Rue Halévy · Rue de la… Continue reading Driving a business
Ikea and coffee: Thoughts on innovation hubs
(Ok so this particular post is inspired by the fact that we now have a *gulp* collective meeting room on our floor.) I am starting to hate post-its. Mostly because they require a wall to stick them on or a flipchart, a whiteboard and a collection of otherwise horrible office furniture to make post-its work… Continue reading Ikea and coffee: Thoughts on innovation hubs
Thoughts on corporate innovation
“Always be innovatin”. This perversion of “Always be closing” was a joke Mike and I shared as we walked down the streets of New York last January and got me thinking about the topic ever since. As the months trickled by and after working with some pretty big clients, having friends leave some of their… Continue reading Thoughts on corporate innovation
Something to keep in mind
“Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is… Continue reading Something to keep in mind
Maps
London, Paris, Bruxelles, Amsterdam, Milan, San Francisco. My way.
Dog-earing Flaubert's Parrot
A recommendation from David , I’m very grateful to have found this book. Such precise and preciously rich writing. Intellectual truffles. Page 4: “Isn’t the most reliable form of pleasure, Flaubert implies, the pleasure of anticipation? Who needs to burst into fulfilment’s desolate attic?” Page 36: “His air of failure had nothing desperate about it;… Continue reading Dog-earing Flaubert's Parrot
Should we stop using the term "Interaction Design"?
I got this last month from Michel, a lovely student from Eindhoven: “I am currently looking for an internship in HCI/ID, but I am suffering from a “typecasting”-effect. Many companies ask for “interaction designers” when they really mean “graphics designers” or “css monkeys”. The fact that I have a background in computer science just makes… Continue reading Should we stop using the term "Interaction Design"?
What a difference 100 years make
beautiful.
Managing a portfolio & online presence for design students
Last month, Carole invited me to come in, lecture and help her graduating MA Textile Futures students understand the value of building an online presence of their own. I ended up putting together a few presentations to explain the value of what the internet was about, how it could help them in their career, etc.… Continue reading Managing a portfolio & online presence for design students