future scenario thinking

HOE ZIET MOBILITEIT ER IN 2088 UIT?
Het ligt nog ver voor ons, maar een aantal deskundigen durven al te speculeren over hoe personenvervoer er in 2088 uit zal zien. Gaan we zwaartekracht overwinnen of zelfs teleporteren? ...

via idealize

What is information?

A very neat and original animated infographic film about the concept of information. It was created by Maya Design, a design consultancy and technology research lab. Although most of us think we know what we mean when we say "information," the movie claims we sometimes confuse the medium with the message.

via maya

Tim Brown: The powerful link between creativity and play

At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- with many examples you can try at home (and one that maybe you shouldn't).

[+ Ted]

How do you design? a compendium of models

A range of easy-to-understand-Innowiz-like design process representations to very complex process models

"Everyone designs. The teacher arranging desks for a discussion. The entrepreneur planning a business. The team building a rocket.
Their results differ. So do their goals. So do the scales of their projects and the media they use. Even their actions appear quite different. What’s similar is that they are designing. What’s similar are the processes they follow."

[+download pdf]
via Dubberly Design Office