Why do most companies have no more than one innovative, ground breaking product in its history? How come only a handful of companies (Amazon.com, Apple, IBM and Nokia, to name a few) have been able to invent new business models out of it core business and ultimately transform themselves and their industries? Roger Martin gave [...]

Jon Kalko, Associate Creative Director of Frog, talked to the audience about how to remain relevant in the rapidly changing market of design research. The growing trends of outsourcing creative jobs to Asia, from manufacturing then to graphics design and now design research, are putting designers of every specialties at risk of being displaced. Aside [...]

Richard Saul Wurman, the creator of the TED conference took the stage with an unusual panache. After halting the announcer’s introduction, he asked the audience to move forward and fill the front rows. Richard (Richie, or Mr. Wurman as he prefers) then went onto a stream-of-consciousness speech about his conception of the TED conference, his [...]

In between leading a new project at work and being busy with personal projects, I registered for the annual IIT Design Research Conference 2009. Events for Institute of Design are usually smaller than national conferences. I find it easier to meet new interesting people and re-connect with old friends from the school. (I serendipitously had [...]

UXCAMPLONDON kicks off in Richmond from Roman Bielski on Vimeo. Notes and my deck to follow.