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PICKED: IDEO Imagines The Future of Books
PICKED: IDEO Imagines The Future of Books

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Paola Antonelli on Design & Innovation
Paola Antonelli on Design & Innovation

Design as a systemic solution, or what an octopus has to do with democratizing innovation.

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Information Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of the Information Age
Information Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of the Information Age

What striking down Hitler has to do with laying the groundwork for the iPhone.

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The Future of First-Response Environments
The Future of First-Response Environments

Displays for disasters, or what sensors have to do with survival.

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Magazines: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Magazines: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Robin-Hooding print, vintage infographics, and what organ music has to do with the iPad.

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Seaswarm: MIT’s Fleet of Oil Spill Cleaning Robots
Seaswarm: MIT’s Fleet of Oil Spill Cleaning Robots

Geeks for the Gulf, or what paper towels have to do with nanotechnology.

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Facadeprinter: Graffiti Meets Paintball
Facadeprinter: Graffiti Meets Paintball

Automating anti-establishment, or what street art has to do with disaster relief.

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The Creators Project
The Creators Project

Brazilian digital graffiti, Korean engineering and the evolution of modern art.

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The 2020 Project: Visions of the Connected Future
The 2020 Project: Visions of the Connected Future

What Scandinavian luminaries have to do with LEGO and the future of humanity.

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Beyond the Business Card: Three Alternative Tools
Beyond the Business Card: Three Alternative Tools

How to bump strangers, who killed the Rolodex, and what to do about it.

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