December 2007

“The ugly corollary is that there might be a time when an industry isn

Way hot: Use a Wiimote and a projector to make any surface a multitouch screen!

Niti Bhan: Design for an emerging world – A reason for designers to cultivate simplicity in life? “The world class designers are all who practice in conditions of abundance. They create with no shortage of materials, funds, resources, fuel or energy. If we need to design products and systems under maximum constraints using minimal resources…where…more

“By the time most scientists have reached age thirty they are trapped by their own expertise. They have invested so much effort in one particular field that it is often extremely difficult, at that time in their careers, to make a radical change. I, on the other hand, knew nothing, except for a basic training…more

OLC = One Less Car – pretty interesting plywood bike…some drivetrain and steering innovations as well.

These Time-Management Issues Will Be Easily Resolved With A Series Of Streamlined Meetings – are “organized” and “efficient” actually opposite concepts? This one hits a little too close to home.

What stock options actually “cost” companies – “From an economic standpoint, stock options are a transaction between the employee and existing shareholders and the true ‘cost’ is represented by the potential dilution of their interest in the company…there is no ‘expense’ to the company.”

Want to stave off aging? “Look for opportunities to practice standing on one leg.” Funny how the most basic things in life (like standing up) can fall out of practice in our imbalanced world.

Products with more than one main feature risk alienating customers, who prefer more focused products in many cases.

UPS used computer modeling to optimize their routes – including minimizing left-hand turns, proven to waste time and energy, especially across 95,000 vehicles daily.