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Good Design Can Be Taught: Ethical Design Must Be Chosen

Primum non nocere or “Do no harm” is a phrase most people recognize as the physician’s creed. It is an ethical baseline in medicine, a field where practitioners have the power of life and death in their hands regularly, if not every day. In fields like design and technology, the relationship between actions and impact is not as direct or clear, although it is certainly coming into focus. As the power that designers, programmers, and engineers weld becomes more apparent in a lightning-paced world of AI, app, and algorithm development, it is hard not to notice design ethics lag woefully behind. …

Design Thinking

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Good Design Can Be Taught: Ethical Design Must Be Chosen
Good Design Can Be Taught: Ethical Design Must Be Chosen
Design Thinking

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Oct 25

General Motor and Speck Design’s Quest to Address Energy Insecurity

In the heart of Detroit, the towering presence of GM’s headquarters is symbolic of its storied past and a beacon for its vibrant future. As the gleaming exteriors of its vehicles suggest a brighter tomorrow, internally, GM has been fervently reimagining its mission. This vision crystallizes into three potent words…

Sustainability

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General Motor and Speck Design’s Quest to Address Energy Insecurity
General Motor and Speck Design’s Quest to Address Energy Insecurity
Sustainability

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Oct 17

Cultural Influences On Product Design: Power Distance

Introduction In the first installment of our series on the impact of culture on product design, we set the stage by introducing Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and their overarching importance. Today, we’ll focus on one dimension-Power Distance-and how it manifests in physical product and industrial design. ‍ What is Power Distance? Before diving into specific examples…

Design Thinking

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Cultural Influences On Product Design: Power Distance
Cultural Influences On Product Design: Power Distance
Design Thinking

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Oct 3

Cultural Influences on Product & Industrial Design, Part 1

Introduction In an age where globalization brings us closer than ever, the world remains beautifully diverse, with each region having its unique traditions, beliefs, and values. This rich tapestry of cultures affects almost every aspect of our lives, and physical product design is no exception. …

Product Design

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Cultural Influences on Product & Industrial Design, Part 1
Cultural Influences on Product & Industrial Design, Part 1
Product Design

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Jun 21

The Augmented Reality of Product Design: A Critical Look at AR’s Role and Its Hidden Bias

“The only way to predict the future is to build it.” — Alan Kay, computer scientist. June 16, 2023 As technology continues to revolutionize our lives, Augmented Reality (AR) stands at the forefront, particularly in the realm of industrial design. AR has transcended its roots as a novelty for tech…

Product Design

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The Augmented Reality of Product Design: A Critical Look at AR’s Role and Its Hidden Bias
The Augmented Reality of Product Design: A Critical Look at AR’s Role and Its Hidden Bias
Product Design

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Jun 7

Ten Statistics On Navigating Medical Device Design in 2023

Medical Device Design

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Ten Statistics On Navigating Medical Device Design in 2023
Ten Statistics On Navigating Medical Device Design in 2023
Medical Device Design

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May 8

Designing Physical Products for a Virtual World

“The people who go into the Metaverse, basically-who understand that information is power, and who control society because they have this semimystical ability to speak magic computer languages.” ― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash In 1992, American sci-fi writer Neal Stephenson coined the term “metaverse” in his book Snow Crash. It…

Design Thinking

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Designing Physical Products for a Virtual World
Designing Physical Products for a Virtual World
Design Thinking

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Apr 20

Understanding XR, AR, MR, and VR in Product Design

To understand extended reality technologies writ large, it is first essential to understand that our physical world is not reality at all. Reality is a construct; our mind’s interpretation of the so-called real world. A great example of this is the viral 2015 gold dress/blue dress photo that rocked the…

Augmented Reality

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Understanding XR, AR, MR, and VR in Product Design
Understanding XR, AR, MR, and VR in Product Design
Augmented Reality

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Mar 30

Health 4.0 Has Caught Up with Industry 4.0 (and Needs UX Design) Part 2

Cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, wearables, telehealth, and mobile health apps, are all Industry 4.0 innovations seeing a rise in application in healthcare. But they also existed pre-pandemic. Now, they are experiencing a surge of integration into healthcare in response to the conditions and needs COVID created. …

UX

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Health 4.0 Has Caught Up with Industry 4.0 (and Needs UX Design) Part 2
Health 4.0 Has Caught Up with Industry 4.0 (and Needs UX Design) Part 2
UX

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Mar 28

A Short History of Generative AI

First came the computers. The idea of making machines as intelligent as humans followed soon after. The Theseus system, built by Claude Shannon, was one of the first attempts to develop intelligence in machines by creating a remote-controlled mouse that could remember its course and find its way out of…

AI

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A Short History of Generative AI-
A Short History of Generative AI-
AI

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