Touchpoint Observatory: UK Lift Engineer Bodge Job
This lovely piece of work is in a multistory car park in Ipswich in the UK. There are two lifts next to each other and something must have broken or been …
Doctor's Note
A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.
The Three Rs of Modern Creativity
The Three Rs of Modern Creativity Iain Tait’s wisdom on what we all need these days. Resilience, Restraint and Respect. Pretty good combination if you ask …
Burn Note
Burn Note is either completely brilliant or rather sinister. It is an e-mail service that destroys all traces of the message once sent, a la Mission Impossible: …
What matters in life
What matters in life . Marco comments on Jeff Atwood leaving stack exchange. His own thoughts are worth pasting up on the wall: Whatever startup you’re working …
Touchpoint Observatory: SIM Card Vending Machine
In Germany, mobile phone contracts are 24 months by default, not just for an iPhone. Additionally, there is a culture here whereby contracts are automatically …
Pirating 3D objects
Interesting piece in The New Scientist about pirate file-sharing moving into the realm of 3D objects thanks to the growth of cheap 3D printers. Of course the …
Service Design in Tourism 2012 announced
Switzerland, like Austria (where Service Design in Tourism is being held), has a big tourism industry. Mainly in the mountains, of course, but also the lakes …
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