Category Archives: research

analogies and inspiration

I’ve always been a wanderer with insatiable curiosity – and since I was introduced to *D*esign I’ve seen that as an asset and a skill. Building that skill has meant looking for bigger and bigger abstractions. To have any idea … Continue reading

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references & bibliography

a friend of mine – an academic historian – once mentioned that there is software specifically for tracking sources, quotes, and footnotes while you’re composing a paper, and printing out a properly linked and formatted bibliography. (this is probably hidden … Continue reading

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communication

Inspired in Theories of Communication class by reference to an experiment (performed by one Festinger) which shows that performing a behavior has more effect on one’s thoughts/feelings about the behavior than do logic, culture, preconcieved notions, etc, I went back … Continue reading

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self-direction

Moving quickly towards the top of the to-do list (from somewhere around #1000 when I first thought of it months ago): apply an insight matrix to my own interests, knowledge, and experiences. This is in pursuit of narrowing down my … Continue reading

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Bottom, Middle, Top of the pyramid

A project I worked on last semester parallels work that is being done at google.org – my project for Larry Keeley’s class (dqe1.com/files/juncture-proposal.pdf) focused on creating an ‘opportunity engine’ that connects various NGOs like Kiva, Grammeen Bank, and Heifer Intl. … Continue reading

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design futures

I’ve been reading a report on NASA’s “Exploration Technology Development Program,” the agency’s plan for implementing Bush’s ambitious “Vision for Space Exploration.” Fundamentally, it says that there isn’t enough money to do the job right an on schedule. But reading … Continue reading

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green architecture

I ran a research project this summer focusing on the use of remote collaboration technologies (like phone and email) among young architects. I learned that one of them is building a water-neutral building in Seattle. This means it will reuse … Continue reading

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