2009 archives

Early Rising

24 Oct 2009
In: Afghanistan, somewhere over, Today's Office
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Today’s office involves a few hours stopover in Dubai, then a 3am flight to Kabul. The upside of sleeplessness? Watching the dawn over Afghanistan turn …
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Freebasing on the Frontline

19 Oct 2009
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Shipping out to UAE/Afghanistan this week – a trip that promises aplenty. For those of you who are outbound-link challenged and can’t read this – I’m …
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Designing for UNICEF: Class Notes

12 Oct 2009
In: New York, Research Methods
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Popped into the Design for UNICEF class hosted by Clay Shirky, Christopher Fabian, Erica Kochi et al – the students project brief? To design useful …
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Flashier Mobs

28 Sep 2009
In: Future Perfect, Venice
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A calm and orderly flash mob descended on an otherwise chaotic Abbot Kinney today to protest against the continued incarceration of Aung San Suu Kyi, …
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Isolation or Solitude?

25 Sep 2009
In: Today's Office, Topanga State Park
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One of the pleasures of moving to a new city is in understanding the nuanced commuting behaviours of its inhabitants. For all our immersive, shadowing …
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One Too Many

09 Sep 2009
In: Medan, Today's Office
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One of the those late nights on the tail end of one too many interviews topped off with one to gin and tonics. For the …
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Six Rules for Off-Roading in China

08 Sep 2009
In: Donhuang, Today's Office
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Rule #1: when you’re hurtling through the desert trying to make up for lost time – stick to the road.   Rule #2: if you do decide …
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Processing Field Study Experiences

31 Aug 2009
In: Monterey, Today's Office
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They’ll be tears before bedtime. After six weeks on the road, clocking up over 5,000 land-miles in China alone, it’s time to head home. Flight UA …
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GridSkipping

28 Aug 2009
In: San Francisco, Today's Office
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In San Francisco/Monterrey/tha’ Valley until next Sunday. Don’t be shy. Yup, the SF dawn sho does take the edge off permaphuck.
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Telco Details

08 Aug 2009
In: Lhasa, Today's Office
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Early morning telco with the LA design team. In the daze of the morning managed to misplace the local Chinese teleconference details so dialing directly …
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