Monocle design tid-bits…
Fell behind in my Monocle reading…so catching up with the October and November issues. A few tidbits. ETHICAL FASHION Issue 37 – 063 Sophie Grove has written a thought-provoking piece called “Moral Fibres”. Her preface: Unreliable labelling, products made in questionable factories– are luxury brand about to face Foxconn-style scandals? We look at the firms […]
What is the D-Studio initiative?
As I establish a rhythm of blogging it seems timely to provide a context for my various Fall 2010 activities: What is the D-Studio initiative? My role at the UBC Sauder School of Business this fall is focused on implementing the D-Studio. We are appreciative of funding provided by a UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement […]
Seeing business opportunities…
Those of you who follow my blog on occasion know that I am a Monocle fan. A special edition called MONOCLE MEDITERRANEO is out …a new venture …that incorporates both this super-premium newsprint edition and a weekly audio series. Just like the magazine Monocle, the sections are Affairs, Business, Culture, Design and Edits. What caught […]
Reflections on studio learning…
As a product of design education, the learning environment I am most familiar with is the design studio. Reflecting particularly on how I learned, it is clear that the studio experience had a profound influence on how I think and work. My memories of the studios that I have inhabited are diverse: The studio was […]
Design Driven Innovation
I met Roberto Verganti at the Redesigning Business conference in London back in March. He graciously agreed to meet with me when I was visiting Milan a couple of weeks ago. Roberto is a Professor of Management of Innovation at Politecnico di Milano, where he teaches at the School of Management, at the School of […]
Sustainable Futures at the London Design Museum
Cities, Energy and Economics, Food, Materiality and Creative Citizens. These are the 5 themes that organize the SUSTAINABLE FUTURES exhibit at the London Design Museum running March 31 -September 5. Again it is great to have a destination. This time I had the experience of walking over the Tower Bridge. into a narrow lane that […]
Design London at Imperial College London
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The CAPITAL Centre…Creativity and Performance in Teaching and Learning…
Shakespeare and chemistry? Why not they say at the CAPITAL Centre at the University of Warwick in Coventry. CAPITAL is one of the Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) funded by the British Higher Education Funding Council (HEFC) (http://www.hefce.ac.uk/Learning/TInits/cetl/). The CETLs have two main objectives — reward the best possible teaching practice and […]
Oxford SAID Prototyping Workshop — Part 1
The SAID Business School at Oxford has prime real estate – right across from the Oxford Train Station. The School is young (started in 1996) and therefore so is the building — with more security than Sauder for sure. It is interesting to reflect on the “first time” experience of each business school (note to […]
Design Thinking — the next competitive advantage?
My first “design” post from London. Just two hours off the plane and we found ourselves at the Rotman School Design Thinking Experts Series. The topic: “Why Design Thinking is the Next Competitve Advantage.” The panelists were: Lucy Kimbell: Clark Fellow in Design Leadership, Said Business School, University of Oxford Roger Martin: Dean, Rotman School […]