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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Steal This Film

I finally got around to discovering, downloading and watching the documentary, Steal This Film about the MPAA’s attempts to shut down the Swedish …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Hidden Gems in Apple's Announcements

Of course there is the usual commentary on Steve Jobs’ new Apple announcements and no doubt this will add to the slush pile, but I think there are a few …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Benettonplay Toybox

Whilst we are talking about all things Fabrica, go and play in the Benettonplay Toybox - lot’s of amusing little interactive pieces to prove the point …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Interview with Andy Cameron

The ever-brilliant and plugged-in Regine Debatty from we-make-money-not-art.com recently interviewed my previous lecturer and co-Antirommer, Andy Cameron, now …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Timescope

] ART+COM have just launched a project called Timescope, which is allows you to visually travel through time using a telescope like the ones commonly mounted on …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Vote for my manifesto

Having spent a long time thinking about and writing the Re-imagining Higher Education essay I am trying to get it published as a Change This manifesto. So, if …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine
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Interactive Tedium from ISEA

I didn’t get to go to ISEA this year (not that I’ve been for ages) and I actually pretty pleased I didn’t. I really wanted to like the stuff I …

Andy Polaine
Andy Polaine