Alain de Botton: Professional Happiness

By Various frogs - July 22, 2009

My favorite TEDGlobal speaker so far has been Alain de Botton, the philosopher for the knowledge worker.

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Pints, Punts, and Presentations. What Would You Like to See in the Upcoming Special TEDGlobal Issue of design mind?

By Various frogs - July 10, 2009

With the TEDGlobal conference right around the corner, the design mind editorial team is gearing up for plenty of fun in the sun….. er, wait, we’re going to England….

With the TEDGlobal conference right around the corner, we’re gearing up for plenty of fun in the grey and drizzly (note the British spelling of “grey” as opposed to “gray”; we’re nerding up for loads more fun with the U.K.-U.S. language subtleties such as honor vs. honour, tire vs. tyre, and my favorite, oriented vs. orientated).

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On Travel (including Journeys around the Room)

By Various frogs - July 6, 2009

On board a KLM 747 to Amsterdam, I’m reading Alain de Botton’s The Art of Travel as a preparation exercise for the TEDGlobal conference in two weeks (frog is a sponsor and the conference theme, "The Substance of Things Not Seen," is the theme of this group blog).

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