October 1, 2018
Interacting with a Printed World
Projected to be a half a trillion dollar industry by 2025, 3D printing has the potential to drive fundamental changes in the way our physical…
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September 1, 2018
Design for Good By Uncovering Latent Adoption Barriers
Our actions — even with the best of intentions — can have unintended consequences. It is these consequences or barriers to adoption that we ought…
10 Minute Read
August 1, 2018
Allowing Nature To Be An Integral Building Material
Space for living, particularly in urban areas around the world, is at a premium. New York City’s first micro-unit apartment building seems to be working…
6 Minute Read
July 1, 2018
Robots As Job Changers Not Job Killers
The United States has a long tradition of pioneering the making of things, but recently these efforts have come into question for a variety reasons.…
7 Minute Read
June 1, 2018
An Information Sharing Approach to Cycling
As cycling and bike sharing become increasingly popular in the United States and around the world, tensions between cyclists and motorists are rising. Efforts to…
6 Minute Read
May 1, 2018
Beyond Hunter-Gatherer and Agriculture: A Drone-Smartphone Society
A shift from a hunter-gatherer society to agriculture meant that people could settle and have greater control over their food sources. Drones and smartphones are…
7 Minute Read
April 1, 2018
Advances In Wearable Technology Will Change How Our Technology Interacts With Us
We often consider how we interact with our technology, but recent advances in biometric data collect and feedback will change how our devices interact with…
5 Minute Read
March 1, 2018
In an Internet of Things, the Most Important ‘Thing’ is the Person
As the name implies, the Internet of Things, or IoT for short, describes sensor-enabled objects that share data. It could be easy to forget that…
6 Minute Read
February 1, 2018
Transportation as a Driving Force for Creating Better Communities
Advances in transportation efficiency and diversity will not only allow us to more easily visit more places, it might also allow us to connect with…
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January 1, 2018
Design Globalism Versus Design Localism
As we continue to break down barriers to sharing products and ideas on a global scale, a challenge presents itself that demands simultaneous local and…
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