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There’s a quote from Denise Lee Yohn that we really like—“Great brands are idea led AND consumer informed.” They don’t just push new ideas out there, nor do they just ask customers what they want. They do both—pioneering new ideas, and then working hard to understand how those ideas are being experienced and received in everyday situations.
To be unaware that a technology comes equipped with a program for social change, to maintain that technology is neutral, and to assume that technology is always a friend to culture is, at this late hour, plain and simple stupidity. Moreover, we have seen enough by now to know that technological changes in our modes of communication are even more... See more
Notes On Amusing Ourselves To Death
Spirituality’s highest purpose is to touch a mystery beyond words, which is perceived only in silence and solitude, the Grandmothers say. Listening within the silence puts one in touch with the energy, vibration, and spiritual forces that are at the heart of Creation. The realms are real, not of the imagination, and can only be reached by a quiet
... See moreCarol Schaefer • Grandmothers Counsel the World: Women Elders Offer Their Vision for Our Planet
Within a larger, and more political, point in his column, George Will explains something about structuring systems so as to “nudge” people toward a particular behavior pattern, without mandating anything: George F. Will: Nudge Against the Fudge
Such is the power of inertia in human behavior, and the tendency of individuals to emulate others’... See more
Context and “Choice Architectures”
UB: So, what exactly is “Hip Hop Inspired Architecture”?
MF: Hip hop inspired architect will come as a result of the exploration and study of the hip hop elements and there development and usage throughout the past four decades. The cultural and behavioral traits of the hip hop generation instigated by the towers in a park model, gives implications... See more
MF: Hip hop inspired architect will come as a result of the exploration and study of the hip hop elements and there development and usage throughout the past four decades. The cultural and behavioral traits of the hip hop generation instigated by the towers in a park model, gives implications... See more
Unspoken Borders - Hip Hop Architecture — BRANDNU DESIGN STUDIO
The democratizing power that lets anyone build a business or share their knowledge is built on an infrastructure designed to capture and commodify our attention. We're trapped in a system where the medicine is also the poison.
