I once had an office that overlooked the construction site of a 30-story building. Over a period of 18 months, I watched the clearing of the site; the excavation to the bedrock; the pouring of…
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Constant change
People are blogging, vlogging, designing, and innovating. Organizations are creating labs that will invent new products or services. Ambitious designers and consultants are creating new ways of thinking about how to solve problems. Templates are…
Cultural evolution
Cultures evolve as people change. Where do we go from here? It depends on what people want. It depends on what society, businesses, and governments want. They each impact the other. A vision of a…
Japan is currently in the midst of it’s longest growth streak since 2001
Here are the headlines: Japan’s economy posts longest growth streak since 2001 (BBC) Japan Extends Economic Growth Streak (NYT) Japan Chalks Up Best Winning Streak Since 2001 on Export Boost (Bloomberg) Japan logs longest phase…
Mixing cultures: Day of the Dead and Halloween
The L.A. Times published an article today entitled, “Day of the Dead culture is getting pulled into Halloween’s retail vortex”. Here are three key points: First– An estimated 179 million Americans are expected to spend…
The role of the humanities, design, and aesthetics in our energy future
The words humanities, design, and aesthetics are not words that I would normally think to use with the word energy. However, they are used together in this article in MIT News: “Energy transition through aesthetics…