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Design

03 Sep 2012
In: Bandra West, Cultural Norms
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Kettle Plug

08 Aug 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Downtown
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Child-proofing a kettle plug at the point of sale.
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A Design Experiment

Been working on a design experiment in, on, by and for China. The experiment was conducted within the following six rules: 1. It must engage people …
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Sen.To

It’s that moment before the interview when you’re arrived at the meeting spot 10 minutes early, duck into a cafe for caffeinated sustenance and sync …
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11 Principles: Designing Financial Services for the Poor

07 Feb 2010
In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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The Institute for Money, Tecnhology and Financial Inclusion has generated a list of 11 Design Principles for Financial Services for the Poor, drawn from a …
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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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The Adoption Curve is Shifting

09 Feb 2009
In: Handan, Research Methods
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Short think-piece for an upcoming issue of the Asia Design Journal…
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In Ur Huud, ‘Prezentin

06 Oct 2008
In: Shimo Kitazawa, Today's Office
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A couple of talks coming up – Street / Emotion at the Design and Emotion conference in Hong Kong on Tuesday and Something Witty with …
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Going Local

28 Feb 2008
In: Rio de Janeiro, Today's Office
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Readers on the other side of the globe (to Japan) can now head over to our local Satellite Design Studio in Rio de Janeiro located …
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Bottle on a Brick

30 Dec 2005
In: Cultural Norms, Ho Chi Minh City
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One of the purest forms of stripped down design I’ve come across. A petrol station is: a container of liquid, ideally at a height that …
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