Locations

Pop The Trunk

Shenzhen: pop the truck
Yesterday I drove straight from Hong Kong airport to give a talk at Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen. As you cross the border into Shenzhen traffic …



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03 Jul 2013

In: Future Perfect, Shenzhen
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KODW

03 Jul 2013

In: Hong Kong, Today's Office
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In Hong Kong/Shenzhen this week, including Knowledge of Design Week closing out the design for social innovation session. Thanks to Calvin C. Chan for making the …
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Route Master

03 Jul 2013

In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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One jet lagged night in Tokyo en route to HK. Ten years of living here, and this city continues to grow on me.
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Team: The Hustler

30 Jun 2013

In: Lagos, Research Methods
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The team doesn’t normally require a full time hustler, but it does need people who know how to hustle: that can talk their way through …
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The Little Van That Does

29 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Ojika
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Every country has its staple transport, something unpretentious that outside of cities keeps people and objects moving. For Japan its the 4WD Subaru Sambar and …
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Measured

29 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Yakushima
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The local reference points for metrics. “A nose” “20 hands” “A bottle”
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Perpendicular

29 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Mandalay
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The sight when you catch the 4am train out of Mandalay for Hsipaw.
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Consumer Literacy

28 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Mandalay
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Branding focussed on value, versus technology. And the assumptions consumers have associated with each of the technologies.
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Trouser Protectors

28 Jun 2013

In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Nice riff off the arm protectors that are common in rural China: trouser protectors worn just over the ankle.
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Makeshift: Trade

24 Jun 2013

In: Design Inspiration, Kabul
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Congratulations to the Makeshift Team on Issue 6: Trade. There’s something about making the cover that brings on a smile.
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