The Happy Tangle
Thoughts about design, making & life.
Leadership Through Design Innovation MOOC
The Segal Design Institute asked its newest hires to develop a massive open online course (MOOC) on Design Innovation. Who doesn't love a challenge?
Introducing The Corner Makery
Getting more folks engaged in making at Northwestern University's Segal Design Institute.
The Curse of Competence
Being good at something doesn't mean you have to keep at it.
Cylindrical Desk Lamp
Reflected light takes on the cast of the metal shade. A colorful cloth cord extends through a channel showcasing the wood base. Made with Carvey, a new desktop CNC machine from Inventables.
Think the interns look young? Meet today’s entrepreneurs.
They make the interns (not to mention the rest of us) look like geezers.
Environment is (almost) everything
What are the spaces you find yourself in each day, and do they provide the conditions you need to thrive?
Lovegiveness: Life lessons from my dad
I put a new spin on a book I wrote twenty years ago commemorating life lessons I learned from my dad by animating it, just in time for Father's Day.
It’s a jungle gym, not a ladder.
What if you'd rather leap than climb?
What art class really teaches
To school boards, the arts somehow seem superfluous. I wish that were not so.
Designs On: VitaFlower
What if a vitamin regimen could be beautiful? An internal packaging challenge at IDEO resulted in this design.
A hard job is good to find
The task of the educator and leader is to appeal to the intrinsic desire for exploration and challenge.
Key phrases for facilitators
Tips for leading more productive group discussions.
Reflections on “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All”
Anne-Marie Slaughter's Atlantic article has everyone talking. Here’s my take.
Parent report card
What if kids got to grade their parents?
If Dr. Seuss had been an accountant
Is pursuing our dreams selfish or vital?
Are you ballast or sail?
Some of us move forward fast, others prevent the ship from sinking. Maybe it's time to appreciate each other.
World math
What if “the real world” isn't some alternate reality, but simply the sum of all of us?