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Halloween Bread

03 Oct 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Komazawa
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Up at six. Hit the trail head shortly after seven. Earn a xxx view of the valleys and ocean by eight. Back at the car and tuck into take-out breakfast by nine. One hour in LAX to sync. 16 hours to home.

03 Oct 2008
In: Los Angeles, Today's Office
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Shipping Out

23 Sep 2008
In: Daikanyama, Today's Office
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An e-ticket, two fully charged laptop batteries, hand luggage and some big ideas to get my head around. LA bound today, see you on the …
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You, Your Stakeholders

19 Sep 2008
In: Akasaka, Design Inspiration
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What does it mean to disconnect when your stakeholders have a say in the matter? Who are the stakeholders? And what affect can they have …
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Fix Up / Look Sharp

17 Sep 2008
In: Dubai, Today's Office
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A heads up for those of you working in the mobile money space and with a bit of dough of your own to burn – …
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Urban Kicks

15 Sep 2008
In: Future Perfect, Tokyo
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The ideal vehicle is traveling slow enough to catch up to with a sprint-burst, fast enough to be worth the pocket-of-calm momentum when you get …
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If You Didn’t Need Luck, It Wouldn’t Be Worth Doing

15 Sep 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Research Methods, Shibuya, back of
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In response to numerous requests sent to my personal email address for careers advise, open positions and internships – figure out the boundaries of your …
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2 Minute Warning

10 Sep 2008
In: Akasaka, Today's Office
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Head down to Akasaka for the launch of a new product and duck into a cafe to work on the presentation. Talking for 25 minutes …
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Little Switch With A Big Impact

09 Sep 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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The inclusion of an Airplane Mode on the 3G iPhone is pretty obvious design choice right? It’s a well implemented feature that is both easy …
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The Sound of Silence

09 Sep 2008
In: Kabul
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Yup, sure everyone connected, 24/7. During a recent study comparing China, the UK and Brazil exploring urban spaces and WiFi services we noted the extent that …
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