Design Education
The quality of the education in a project-based, learning-by-doing, master-pupil model of design education depends heavily on the merits of the tutor. Typically design schools hire experienced designers because they…
What does it take to be a good designer?
“I really have, perhaps, one real talent – that is that I don’t mind at all living in an area of total uncertainty.”– Ted Happold Design is a hazardous profession.…
Exploring design-like problems in a design-like way!
Companies take pains to develop statements about what they are, and what they want to be. These policy statements are often general, vague, and not very informative. Every company wants…
A Forest of Creative Occupations
“Empires of the future are empires of the mind”~Winston Churchill Futurists of the past predicted that the 21st-century economy would reward people who could work symbolically with information. In 1990,…
What do digital visions look like?
They usually take one of 3 perspectives:1. Reenvisioning the customer experience;2. Reenvisioning operational processes;3. Combining the 2 approaches, reenvisioning the business models. But having a vision is not enough. The…