Humanitarian Design

www.GOOD.IS has posted a clip from The Colbert Report that features Emily Pilloton, the author of Design Revolution... http://www.good.is/post/emily-pilloton-on-colbert.

"Humanitarian design is really about taking design as a creative process, which is really about problem-solving, and putting it to work on some of the biggest social issues that we are facing today," states Emily.

Colbert demonstrates life-saving foot gear designed for military troops to walk in areas with landmines with their weight elevated and evenly distributed to disburse the effects of an explosion. He also wears amazing glasses that... well just go to the link above to see these extremely innovative designs that have an extraordinarily positive impact on specific communities whether they are in remote areas of the world or in a war zone.

GOOD.IS free-lance writer, Alissa Walker, is the moderator for the panel discussion, "How Design and Information Have the Power to Transform Business Solutions" on Thursday, February 5 from 2:30-3:00p. Panelists are Ravi Adapathya, Global Design, GE Healthcare; Kath Straub, Principal, Usability.org; and Laura Guido-Clark, Product Designer, HP Imagineered Workspace.

Remember, if you are a member of or affiliated with any of the following "Summit PromoPartners," you can register for $295 instead of the current $495 conference fee.... FPRA (Florida Public Relations Association), Ad Fed of the Suncoast, YPG/Sarasota Chamber, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, GravityFree and North Florida PRSA (Public Relations Society of North America)! Deadline to register at this special rate is January 29. There are only a few seats left!

Marty Neumeier Press Release

Branding and Design Authority Marty Neumeier to Lead Design Thinking Workshop at Ringling College Sarasota International Design Summit

Internationally acclaimed author and visionary leader of The Liquid Agency to explore processes essential for business competitiveness today

Sarasota, Fla. (January 20, 2010) – His bestselling books have been published in 20 languages and his agency hailed as “revolutionary” by BusinessWeek Magazine. On February 6, Marty Neumeier, director of transformation for the San Jose, CA-based The Liquid Agency, will show attendees of the 4th annual Ringling College Sarasota International Design Summit how some of the world’s most innovative brands have clobbered the competition by implementing design thinking in their organizations.

“For years, Marty Neumeier’s transformational thinking and books like The Designful Company have had a profound impact on major brands around the world,” said Dr. Larry R. Thompson, president of Ringling College of Art and Design. “This workshop will offer outstanding case studies and copious takeaways for how to implement design thinking and practice in business the day attendees get back to their offices or classrooms.”

Neumeier’s Design Thinking Workshop will dive deeply into the processes that are essential for companies to transform their brands into names that have lasting impact and resonance with consumers today. Attendees will learn how to innovate by design, cultivate a designers’ skill for understanding the role of the customer experience in the creation of the product or service, and how to increase the effectiveness of decision makers’ choices by giving them more and better options. The workshop is a highlight of the 2010 Ringling College Sarasota International Design Summit, taking place on the Ringling College of Art and Design Campus February 4 – 6, 2010. The event focuses on helping business maintain their competitive edge by leveraging design thinking and practice throughout their organizations.

Neumeier’s bestselling books include The Brand Gap, Zag, and The Designful Company. According to Neumeier, it’s vital to “incite business revolution by unleashing the power of design thinking.” He has developed hundreds of brand identities and architectures for companies such as Apple, Adobe, Netscape, Kodak, and Hewlett-Packard. In 2002 he launched Neutron, a design think tank focused on internal branding, which later merged with The Liquid Agency in San Jose.

"GOOD - a platform for people who want to do well by doing good. We engage and challenge the people, ideas and institutions driving change in the world." (Posted on the GOOD facebook page.)

Alissa Walker, free-lance writer for GOOD, is one of 15 presenters at the Ringling College 2010 Sarasota International Design Summit (www.sarasotadesignsummit.com/2010), Feb 5-6. Alissa blogs about exceptional use of design to create a better, more functional world. She emphasizes that "Design is a verb." See her recent blog on "GOOD Design NYC: The Big Apple, Better" where 6 teams designed solutions to improve city life. (http://www.good.is/post/good-design-nyc-the-big-apple-better/). From the simple promotion of biking - "Bike it!" with street-side posters around the city that included weekly savings for individuals - to a unique approach to overhaul the NYC sewer system - "Paint the town BROWN," her blogs highlight how individuals are making a difference by creating change!

If you are affiliated with any of the following "Summit PromoPartners," you can register for $295 instead of the current $495 conference fee.... FPRA (Florida Public Relations Association), Ad Fed of the Suncoast, YPG/Sarasota Chamber, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, GravityFree and North Florida PRSA (Public Relations Society of North America)! Only 25 seats are left.

HGTV's David Bromstad To Speak February 6th

When David Bromstad was crowned the original HGTV Design Star, he was an accomplished artist and muralist and had spent years designing dream bedrooms for children across the Southeast US. A self-taught builder, David also honed his carpentry skills by creating all the furnishings and props for each of the fantasy rooms he created. But designing kitchens, baths, master suites and great rooms?

Today he is one of the most celebrated interior design personalities on television and the star of his very own design show, Color Splash, on HGTV. But even a few years ago David could not have anticipated his swift rise to fame.

David’s infectious blend of energy, creativity and dedication to each project distinguish him as a truly unique artist, design personality and television host! In addition to Color Splash, he has appeared on HGTV Showdown, HGTV’s $250,000 Challenge, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Martha Stewart Living Radio and CNN.

Speaker Announcement: Sir Ken Robinson

Ringling College of Art and Design announces the addition of internationally recognized Sir Ken Robinson as keynote for its 4th annual Sarasota International Design Summit. Sir Ken will kick off a full day of speakers and presenters on February 5th. This series of events is being held on the Ringling College campus and includes a President's Round Table on February 4th and Student Meet-Up, February 6th.

Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is a global leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources, author and a familiar face at TED conferences.

Check out his latest talk on creativity: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

His new book, currently a New York Times Best Seller, ‘The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything’ (Penguin/Viking 2009) is being translated into eight different languages.

Welcome

4th Annual Ringling College
Sarasota International Design Summit

Design + Business | The Art of Designing Business Solutions

We want to invite business leaders, students, technology and creative professionals, academics and design entrepreneurs alike to come experience the latest dialogue on Design + Business as told by the experts.

In the News

With the very successful 2008 Design Summit behind us, we thought it would be nice to reflect on some of the publicity and press the event generated:

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http://sugarmob.com/2008/10/30/plus-international-design-expo/

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http://www.dollarapp.com/2008/11/03/interview-with-tampas-10connects/

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http://www.whatanexperience.org/2008/11/reward-of-design-done-right-sarasota.html

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Post-Summit Photos and Presentations

Be sure to check out the exciting post-summit photos and speaker presentations at
http://media.sarasotadesignsummit.com/

Gaming Technology Guru to Address International Design Summit

Sarasota, Fla. – (Oct. 14, 2008) – Phillip Holt, GM of EA - Tiburon in Orlando, was announced today as the closing keynote speaker of Ringling College of Art and Design’s Sarasota International Design Summit, Oct. 27-29. Holt will speak at lunch on Wednesday, October 29 and will provide a broad overview of the changing face of the games industry and how the biggest developer in the U.S. adapts to changing trends in its core business.

“EA looks at every nature of online communication and where people are spending their time,” Holt said. “Increasingly, social networks like Facebook are becoming important for EA to understand to deal with gamers and leverage the information. It’s a huge industry with more than $10 billion in annual revenue in North America and $30 billion in annual revenue globally.”

EA Tiburon is the second largest studio among Electronic Arts' World Wide Studio facilities. For over a decade EA Tiburon has served as the primary developer of Madden NFL, one of the highest-revenue franchises in gaming history. In addition to Madden, it essentially serves as the guardian of all EA football franchises, as well of other sports series such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour and NASCAR.

“Madden is a game experience that's true to football and authentic to everything that Madden stands for, but it’s open to a casual or a passive fan of football. They want to buy it because of what we deliver,” Holt said. Prior to his position at EA Tiburon, Holt was vice president of product development at THQ. Holt was in charge of that publisher's growing lineup of studio operations.

Interview with Franco Lodato, Steve Hamm, and Walter Bender

Listen as Michelle Bauer and Brent Britton talk to Franco Lodato, Steve Hamm, and Walter Bender, speakers at the 2008 Sarasota International Design Summit, about their exciting topics for the upcoming event.

Scroll down the page until you find Oct. 4th, then have a listen!http://www.tampabayceo.com/ceolounge.html

Interview with Tom Crawford, Dave Gray, and Tom Wujec

Listen as Tom Crawford, Dave Gray, and Tom Wujec are interviewed on CEO Lounge by Michelle Bauer and Jody Haneke about the upcoming 2008 Sarasota Design Summit.

Scroll down the page until you find Sept. 20, then have a listen!http://www.tampabayceo.com/ceolounge.html

Summit Shout Out on What an Experience!

Thank you Dave for the terrific write up of the upcoming Summit on your blog.

Every year, the conference picks a unique theme that all of the sessions touch on in some way or another. For folks working with creative technology... this is the year to shine.

We are all looking forward to your keynote! See you there.

An Oh-so-cool Fractal Table

As blogged on MoCo Loco,

The Fractal Table is a table developed by Platform Wertel Oberfell and Matthias Bär for Materialise.MGX. It's based on fractal growth patterns - their studies on these patterns show treelike stems growing into smaller branches and getting increasingly dense at the top. Translating this fractal growth into furniture can only be done by way of rapid prototyping.

h/t Timo Arnall

Sustainability Succeeds - Speaker Series with Hussain Ali-Khan

Hussain Ali-Kahn and team deliver a presentation on their project...THE NEW YORK TIMES BUILDING: Delivering Transparency...Living with Light.

The 2006 lecture series organized by Skyscrapper Museum in NYC created

"Eight evenings of presentations and panel discussions brought together 30 leading professionals in the green building movement, including developers, architects, engineers, environmental consultants, and government officials. Highlighting the creative collaboration among clients and designers, each program explored a major tower project or architectural practice, public policy issues and questions for the future."

The Greenteams responsible for the development of sustainable and green building strategies for skyscrappers were invited to discuss 'How sustainable works for business'.

Definitely thought provoking.

Video of the Week

Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us

Timo Arnall's Eclectic Blog

Beyond interactive products and ubiquitous computing, Timo Arnall generously shares resources, materials from leading thinkers in academics and the field. His blog ...delicious bookmarks..

An interesting chart on the nature of emotions from a recent post -

Matt Jones of Dopplr speaking at Mx 2008

A preview of Matt Jones' thinking on 'service-oriented' experience from his recent presentation at Mx 2008...well worth the watch.

MX2008 Matt Jones from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

Tom Wujec - AutoDesk Multitouch Wall

Tom Wujec, TEDster and 2007 Summit speaker + graphic visualizer, demos the amazing Auto Desk Multitouch wall. As followers say...sweet!



A recap of Tom's visuals of 2007 Summit sessions - really conveys the experience.

Putting the Relations back in Public Relations by Ed Schipul

If you are reading this..here...you are part of his 'case study'!

A visually compelling presentation by Ed Schipul...a bit of a preview of Ed's topic at the Summit...

Strategic PR with Social Media

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: barcamp media)

Chris Bernard's Design Thinking Blog

Chris Bernard of Microsoft, SIDS speaker, has an insightful blog....definitely worth adding to your Netvibes. His recent post on the the Bejing Olympics broadcast "Why Television Will Never Be the Same" translates tech + theory into reality.

The Summit folks are delighted he will participate in the October event.

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