While working on a research project with the Girl Effect, the design team at frog design saw a need to create a simple, non-linear resource that help people located anywhere in the world solve problems in their communities. They’ve come … Continue reading
At my suggestion, my book group has been reading Jane McGonigal’s Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World. I have to admit that at first glance, the title struck me … Continue reading
Is it better to tell a working group what they should be doing, or ask them questions? Bill Jensen suggests the latter. Rather than tell them the best practices that other companies were following (what everyone always wants to hear), … Continue reading
Steven Johnson says that great ideas rarely come in a single flash of insight. Instead, they usually take a long time to gestate. Most breakthroughs occur when two hunches collide — or in other words, when two half-baked ideas combine … Continue reading
For more than half the twentieth century, Bell Labs was arguably the most innovative research institution in the country. Its scientists developed and refined radar during World War II. They developed the transistor and the first silicon solar cells. They … Continue reading