Design the new business (docs about design thinking? Apparently the next big thing!)

While we are at it...here is another one: Design the new business - a documentary!

About the film:

"We believe design is the new way of doing business, and we set out to find keys to success through the making of a documentary.Fascinating interviews with industry leaders will unveil the creative ways in which design is changing mindsets across industries….We are searching for the truth behind the “design thinking” smoke and mirrors."

You can now watch the full movie on their site HERE!

 

Design & Thinking - a documentary

This certainly looks like it will be worth a watch..."Design & Thinking" is a documentary about...you guessed it, "design thinking".

About the film:

"Design Thinking was applied as a term and methodology by a design firm in 2008. It was received as a tool to solve every problem, from daily life decisions to business challenges to world hunger problems. Attention and debates followed; some insisted on design education in all K-12 schools, some declared it is just marketing tool for that firm, some hoped it would turn his company into Apple. Some said it's nothing new, just a new packaging of how creative people do things."

Let the discussions begin...Find out more HERE!

''Emmylou'' by First Aid Kit - "things dont just grow, if you dont bless them with your patience"

The song "Emmylou" by First Aid Kit has been playing on repeat in my headphones...i love when the dots connect on things heard, seen and felt...this lyric feels so pertinent to what I am feeling and experiencing...and these harmonies currently have a tight grip on me...

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http://www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit#mce_temp_url#

Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?

via ted.com

In this talk Sherry Turkle does an amazing job tackling the issues surrounding our love for and attachment to technology.
Turkle is a professor in the Program in Science, Technology and Society at MIT and the founder and director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self.

I am guilty of all the things she describes, I love my screens and often feel that they cause me to avoide reflection. In this talk she says "you end up feeling isolated if you don't cultivate the capacity to feel solitude…" I think the "capacity to feel solitude" is something so incredibly valuable...

Read more about Sherry and watch the talk over at TED HERE!