Leigh Blackall: On connectivism
The obvious (and pointless) questions are "how can we use these tools to do what we're doing more effectively?" Questions like this miss the bigger issue. In depth engagement with social media seems to lead many educators to the question,...

Our misguided focus on brand and user experience
If there is a future for designers and marketers in big business, it lies not in brand, nor in “UX”, nor in any colorful way of framing total control over a consumer, such as “brand equity”, “brand loyalty”, the “end to end customer...

Identity Woman
The browser leaves websites to re-implement identity management, and forces users to learn a new scheme for every site… Your identity is too important to be owned by any one company. Your friends are too important to be owned by any one company.

YouTube - Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way...

NameVoyager: Baby Name Wizard Graph of Most Popular Baby Names | The Baby Name Wizard
NameVoyager: Explore name trends letter by letter

The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tipping points are "the levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable."[1] Gladwell defines a tipping point as a sociological term: "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point."[2] The book seeks to...

Can Design Change the World?
A new book—an outgrowth of a popular Web site—focuses on simple and complex innovations that could solve global crises

D-REV :: Design for the Other 90%
D-REV, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization developing products to enrich the lives of the poor.Our mission is to start a "design revolution" in the way products are designed, marketed and distributed, and enable new sources of income for...

The year I was homeless: Becky Blanton on TED.com
Becky Blanton planned to live in her van for a year and see the country, but when depression set in and her freelance job ended, her camping trip turned into homelessness. In this intimate talk, she describes her experience of becoming one of America's...

The year I was homeless: Becky Blanton on TED.com
Becky Blanton planned to live in her van for a year and see the country, but when depression set in and her freelance job ended, her camping trip turned into homelessness. In this intimate talk, she describes her experience of becoming one of America's...