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Cue Queues

29 Nov 2012
In: Burbank, Future Perfect
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In a world of information overlays tied to, say, facial recognition what cues will be provided to help people queue? How does it change the …
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Powered By

29 Nov 2012
In: Burbank
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The investment it took to get Microsoft Sync into this car? Versus the investment it takes to get a smartphone or tablet of the consumer’s …
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Drone

29 Nov 2012
In: GRF, San Francisco
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Toe or Be Towed

29 Nov 2012
In: Future Perfect, San Francisco
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The definition of a “walk-off” in a world of autonomous vehicle mobility? Discovering your vehicle has strayed beyond social/legal norms while you are away.
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Facade Texture

29 Nov 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Noe Valley
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The Mountain of My Fear

27 Nov 2012
In: Today's Office, Toubkal
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The desk in today’s office has a commanding view of Toubkal, the 4,167m meter peak in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains. Not that I’m going to …
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10 Places to Rest Your Head

24 Nov 2012
In: Imlil, Today's Office
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It’s been quite the ~year for travel, with as many days on the road/skies/mountain trails as off. The two things that have the biggest impact …
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He’s So Dry.

11 Nov 2012
In: Beijing, Future Perfect
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A foreigner drawing attention to spitting in China is probably the one issue that creates more negative feedback from educated, cosmopolitan Chinese than any other, …
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Insert/Note

09 Nov 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Brand Attributes

09 Nov 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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