Doctor's Note

A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.

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What's in a name?

] Okay, this has nothing to do with the usual subject matter of this blog, but it was far too amusing not to post. A long time ago my family started looking …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Bauhaus Blog

Not really a post that may be of interest to lots of you, but I have started a new blog for those of you who are/will be my students from the Bauhaus (or anyone …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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The Changing Nature of Play

I just stumbled upon Matt Locke’s post about play and technology, which is very much worth a read if you are interested in the intersection of play, …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Line Rider

Line Rider is possibly one of the coolest toys I have come across for some time since SodaConstructor or some of Fabrica’s toys. It’s a really great …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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An Interface Too Far

I was interested to see this video on YouTube for the BumpTop interface that mimics a ‘real’ desktop. Interested but disappointed. The whole idea of …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Starting as Gastprofessor at the Bauhaus

I’m off to Weimar tomorrow to start a six-month stint as Guest Professor “Gestaltung medialer Umgebungen” at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Online Educa Berlin 2006 workshop

My colleagues and I from The Omnium Project will be conducting a workshop at the Online Educa 2006 Conference in Berlin on the 29th November and it will be …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine