China: The New Techonomic Power

Chinese companies continue to expand around the world as domestic Chinese technology relentlessly improves. How should the world and business respond? frog President Doreen Lorenzo joins Cisco's Ned Hooper, ThoughtWorks' Guo Xiao, and Qiming Partners' Gary Rieschel to discuss the China's future in innovation and business at the Techonomy Conference in Tucson, Arizona on November 14. The conference is curated by technology journalist David Kirkpatrick and invites well-known speakers from some of the most leading technology and business organizations interested in social impact including Twitter, the Harvard Business School, Ashoka, Dreamworks Animation and more.

Taking the Computers Out of Computing

Right now, computers are boxes that come in the forms of tablets, mobile phones, and desktops that are indeed technological wonders, but sometimes distract us from what it really means to be human. If computers can be separated from computing, the technology is likely to better fit user needs, but certainly creates new challenges for designers. Designers must now think about how to create objects, and more importantly, the social and technology fabric that supports their contexts of use. frog Chief Creative Officer Mark Rolston presents his vision for omnipresent computing at GigaOm’s RoadMap conference.

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The Tech Evolution
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The Tech Evolution

Wired's Kevin Kelly believes technology is a living, breathing organism with its own needs and desires.

Building the Meta-City
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Building the Meta-City

A digital landscape is expanding to complement—and in emerging cases, replace—the physical experience.

Energy Think In Recap
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Energy Think In Recap

Finding our panda to promote positive behavior change.

The Mobile Frontier
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The Mobile Frontier

Jan Chipchase discusses the future of mobile money.

frog design SXSW 2011 party
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frog design SXSW 2011 party

frog's Kinect Human Tetris.

NEXT11 Conference: Mining for Meaning
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NEXT11 Conference: Mining for Meaning

Fabio Sergio explores the personal data economy.

Relinquishing Control: Creating Space for Open Innovation
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Relinquishing Control: Creating Space for Open Innovation

CD Thomas Sutton speaks about open innovation at the Lift Conference.

Design for Disaster
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Design for Disaster

Senior designer Michael McDaniel presents at TEDx Nola.

Behavior as the Medium
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Behavior as the Medium

ECD David Merkoski explains how to change users behavior towards the smart grid at the Gridwise Global Forum.

How Design Triggers Transformation
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How Design Triggers Transformation

ECD Tjeerd Hoek presents at the design mind Salon in Amsterdam.

Your Failure is Your Success
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Your Failure is Your Success

VP of Innovation Strategy Theodore Forbath talks about taking chances at TEDx Academy in Athens, Greece.

The Medium Doesn’t Matter
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The Medium Doesn’t Matter

Laura Seargeant Richardson’s MIT “Sandbox Summit” keynote on the Future of Play

The Phenomenon of Synthesis
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The Phenomenon of Synthesis

ACD Jon Kolko presents at TEDxCreative Coast.

My Heart is in The Work
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My Heart is in The Work

Associate Creative Director Jon Kolko’s keynote speech at IxDA 2010.

Disruptive Innovation
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Disruptive Innovation

frog Fellow Luke Williams' keynote at the Frontiers of Interaction conference in Rome.

The Future of the Web
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The Future of the Web

frog Creative Director Adam Richardson explains "Webjects."

Digital vs. Physical
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Digital vs. Physical

Creative Director Adam Richardson at the 2010 Next Web conference.

Professional Confessional: Part 2
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Professional Confessional: Part 2

If you could have any job, what would it be?

Professional Confessional
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Professional Confessional

What is the strangest job you've ever had?

Shirt and Tie Permutations
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Shirt and Tie Permutations

A new take on life at the office.

Future Computing at TEDxAustin
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Future Computing at TEDxAustin

Mark Rolston blends human and technology.

Beyond the Handset
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Beyond the Handset

Mark Rolston discusses the evolution from mobile devices to an ubiquitous digital life.

The Body Electric & Information Shadow
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The Body Electric & Information Shadow

Mobile tech and biofeedback.

Gimmie Shelter
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Gimmie Shelter

frog Visual Designer Michael McDaniel unveils his Reaction Housing System.

The Quirky World of Manspaces
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The Quirky World of Manspaces

design mind Editor-in-Chief Sam Martin’s TED Talk on the spaces men create for themselves.

Inventions: Déjà Sole
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Inventions: Déjà Sole

For GOOD Magazine’s Inventions video series, frog’s VP of Creative Robert Fabricant imagines a new kind of shoe that can take you anywhere.

Design Thinking and the Future
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Design Thinking and the Future

Creative Director Fabio Sergio explores how design can create habitable and desirable futures.

Energy Efficiency and Health Care
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Energy Efficiency and Health Care

According to Thomas Sutton, the trend toward battery-powered medical devices means hospitals have to rethink energy efficiency.

David Merkoski
Design Policy

David Merkoski

"Design is now being taken serious as a force of change."

Dave Hoffer
Design Policy

Dave Hoffer

"We need a top-down framework for the bottom-up design approach."

Mark Gauger
Design Policy

Mark Gauger

"The role of design in American competitiveness is crucial."

The Seven Rules of the Chief Meaning Officer
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The Seven Rules of the Chief Meaning Officer

Tim Leberecht argues that the new cultural climate presents a historic opportunity for brands to transform themselves into arbiters of meaning.

The White Box Talk
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The White Box Talk

frog's Chief Creative Officer Mark Rolston suggests that the future of the mobile experience will be a blurring of the line between the physical and virtual world.

Behaving Badly in Vancouver
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Behaving Badly in Vancouver

Robert Fabricant argues that the core of all sustainability efforts centers on behavior change.

Design Synthesis
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Design Synthesis

Jon Kolko, Senior Design Analyst at frog, explores various methods of design synthesis as ways to translate research into meaningful insights.

design mind Motion Issue
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design mind Motion Issue

The design mind Motion Issue started flying off the shelves in January this year.

Designer Neologisms
What's Poppin'

Designer Neologisms

Can you define simplexity? Super Normal? Poptimism? A look at the language of design.

Disruptive Realism
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Disruptive Realism

The beaten path does not lead to creativity. Good thing there are people out there ready to rock your routine.

Project Masiluleke
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Project Masiluleke

Project Masiluleke is using mobile technology to tackle the worst HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Churchill Club: Max Levchin and Sarah Lacy
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Churchill Club: Max Levchin and Sarah Lacy

An evening with award-winning journalist Sarah Lacy and Max Levchin, CEO of Slide and co-founder of PayPal.

design mind Magazine Launch
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design mind Magazine Launch

On July 16th, 2008 in New York City, the inaugural issue of design mind met the public.

Touch and Go
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Touch and Go

David Merkoski about the design of the HP TouchSmart

Obama and Politics 2.0: Documenting History in Real-Time
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Obama and Politics 2.0: Documenting History in Real-Time

A conversation with Arun Chaudhary, director of field production for Barack Obama.

Ad Hoc Gaming Built on Existing Social Network Platforms
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Ad Hoc Gaming Built on Existing Social Network Platforms

Josh Bloom expounds upon "building ad hoc social networks on top of existing platforms."

The Singularity
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The Singularity

The future tastes like chicken. David Merkoski and Rod Graves delve into the techno-rapture of The Singularity.

Mobile Domination
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Mobile Domination

The second-generation iPhone and the role of third-party applications in changing the mobile industry today.

The New GPS
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The New GPS

frog Creative Director Jennifer Kilian speaks about the shifting focus of location-based services today – from the destination to the trip itself.

An Afternoon
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An Afternoon

An afternoon hovering over the marketing designer's desk at frog San Francisco.

Defining The New Singularity
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Defining The New Singularity

frog Chief Creative Officer Mark Rolston explores the concept of objecthood.

The Economics of Attention
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The Economics of Attention

How the new attention economy is informing business models in advertising, media, and design.

Communication Apparel
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Communication Apparel

Technologically enhanced apparel that is augmenting non-verbal communication between strangers.

Emotional ID
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Emotional ID

frog Creative Director Jennifer Kilian walks CNET through the human-centered design process – from research and prototyping to production.

The Many Shades of Green
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The Many Shades of Green

Three conversations about environmentalism.

From Bedroom to Battlefield: Designing for the Body

From Bedroom to Battlefield: Designing for the Body

A discussion of design and business between the executives of sexual accessories company and military design firm.

The Interpreters
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The Interpreters

frogs from different disciplines showcase their thought processes around a single phrase.

Clean Design
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Clean Design

Eric Ryan, co-founder of Method, about Method’s well-designed, non-toxic cleaning products took American homes by storm.