Short think-piece for an upcoming issue of the Asia Design Journal…



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For those of you in tha’ valley I’ll hosting a workshop/presentation/bootcamp at the Institute for Design at Stanford (with thanks to Diego Rodriguez, George Kembel, …
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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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If you’ve ever tried managing a cross-cultural project where the team hails from Europe, China and India you’ve probably come across decimal place separator issues. …
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Continuing on the theme of presentations – Tokyo design studio colleague Younghee Jung will be presenting at the LIFT Conference Geneva in early February. Her …
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Chopsticks covered with a plastic sheet – in line with colleague Younghee’s thread on freshness and protection (that’s her in the baseball cap, below). Given …
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How to synchronise questionnaire data and photos when you’re conducting street surveys? Number and then take a photo of the questionnaire prior to taking the …
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The presentation from last week’s Systems, Cities and Sustainability Mobility Summit are now available. I’ll expand on material new to regular Future Perfect reader’s over …
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One of the metrics for a successful field study is unsurprisingly, ensuring everyone returns home safely. For our recent Accra field study this was, alas, …
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Looking for a challenge in 2008? Our Consumer Futures teams in Delhi and Shanghai are expanding and are looking for a few talented people with the …
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