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Power Ecosystem

04 Feb 2011
In: Design Inspiration, New York
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Shortening the Path

For the lady wishing to know more about this club host – expect to QR barcodes to be supplanted by facial recognition – still through …
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Hand Pause

What hands do whilst waiting for devices to catch up with their intent.
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Motivations for Monitoring

17 Oct 2010
In: Ashgabat, Design Inspiration
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Article on the MIT Technology Review on remote monitoring of mobile phones – recording data and phone use, battery life. Remote diagnostics is nothing new …
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Death Cell

19 Sep 2010
In: GRF, New York
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Skullphone actually.
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Authentification on Demand

17 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Chinese market – where this retailer liberally applies hologram stickers to new products.
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In Field Connectivity

08 Sep 2010
In: Mazar e Sharif, Research Methods
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It still surprises me that teams let this one slip: if you’re running a field study – remove a simple barrier to communication by buying …
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Cold Calling: Afghan Romance 101

29 Aug 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Our local guides here schooled us on Afghan romance 101 – how boys/men and girls/women find ways to bridge the significant gulf between the sexes …
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From ‘Is this You’ to ‘This Is Me’

17 Aug 2010
In: Future Perfect, Kabul
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The security protocols for working in Afghanistan dictate that the driver doesn’t hold up the name of the person they are picking up, but …
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Design Mind Shanghai

Thanks to everyone who squeezed into the Design Mind speaker series event on Design Research – we expected 200 and over 400 turned up, and …
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