Category Archives: in words

reflections on design practice and research.

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Conversa no TALHO

This week I was speaking at Conversas XIII no TALHO (an old butcher shop!) informal talks with interesting creatives. Titled “Everything You Do is About People” (a phrase of Chairman Khun Chai that stuck with me) I shared the amazing

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Conversa no TALHO

This week I was speaking at Conversas XIII no TALHO (an old butcher shop!) informal talks with interesting creatives. Titled “Everything You Do is About People” (a phrase of Chairman Khun Chai that stuck with me) I shared the amazing

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Kaleidoscoping

Last week in London I met with Rodrigo Bautista co-founder of Engage by Design Sustainable Design Research Studio together with Zoe Olivia John.   In the midst of our awesome chat on #sustainability #design #research #change-making we discussed exciting plans to bring The

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Kaleidoscoping

Last week in London I met with Rodrigo Bautista co-founder of Engage by Design Sustainable Design Research Studio together with Zoe Olivia John.   In the midst of our awesome chat on #sustainability #design #research #change-making we discussed exciting plans to bring The

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#EarthDay 2012

Today I spent Earth Day in London at the beautiful Colombia Road Flower Market. If you have not yet pledged to one of the many goals at Earth Day Network, you are still in time to do so! There you will

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#EarthDay 2012

Today I spent Earth Day in London at the beautiful Colombia Road Flower Market. If you have not yet pledged to one of the many goals at Earth Day Network, you are still in time to do so! There you will

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Researchin’

Latest books acquisition for the phd research proposal, exciting stuff! The Travels of a T–Shirt in the Global Economy   lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of

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Researchin’

Latest books acquisition for the phd research proposal, exciting stuff! The Travels of a T–Shirt in the Global Economy   lauded by the New York Times, Financial Times, and reviewers worldwide received numerous awards for its frank and nuanced discussion of

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New Mantra

Go ahead and do the hipster thing.. Pinterest it

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New Mantra

Go ahead and do the hipster thing.. Pinterest it

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Green Brands 2.0

A few days ago I was invited to speak at ISEG Business School Lisbon, at Green Marketing class on the Post-graduate course. Speaking from the perspective of a designer and not a marketeer, obviously.   I was asked to approach

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Green Brands 2.0

A few days ago I was invited to speak at ISEG Business School Lisbon, at Green Marketing class on the Post-graduate course. Speaking from the perspective of a designer and not a marketeer, obviously.   I was asked to approach

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do design thinking

Yesterday I participated in a little design thinking experience at Novabase Portugal as part of their knowledge-transfer project.  Novabase is implementing design thinking into their core practices.  Through having their employees transfer the newly absorbed knowledge to a random person,

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do design thinking

Yesterday I participated in a little design thinking experience at Novabase Portugal as part of their knowledge-transfer project.  Novabase is implementing design thinking into their core practices.  Through having their employees transfer the newly absorbed knowledge to a random person,

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In The Arena

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the

Think Act Vote ST

In The Arena

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the

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Made in who what where how

“Made in”, that’s great, and what? Lately have been collecting a bunch of these and reflecting on the conformity and generalization of “made in”. Scary and exciting to say, I’m looking into extended research for the years ahead…

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Made in who what where how

“Made in”, that’s great, and what? Lately have been collecting a bunch of these and reflecting on the conformity and generalization of “made in”. Scary and exciting to say, I’m looking into extended research for the years ahead…