Joshua Prince-Ramus: Hyper-Rational Design

Posted on January 6th, 2007 in All Videos,Design,Leaders

20 minutes

Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience on dazzling, dizzying virtual tours of three recent projects: the Central Library in Seattle, the Museum Plaza in Louisville and the Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas.


Harry West: Innovation in Design

Posted on January 6th, 2007 in All Videos,Design,Leaders

15 minutes

Harry West, Vice President for Strategy and Innovation at Continuum, shares how Continuum uses the study of human behavior to design better products.


Tim Brown: Innovation Through Design Thinking

Posted on January 6th, 2007 in All Videos,Design,Leaders

57 minutes

CEO of IDEO, Tim Brown speaks at MIT about Design Thinking.

Insights are about getting out into the world, connecting with new things. Designers see the world as a source of innovation, not just validation.
-Tim Brown


Photosynth: Behind The Scenes

Posted on January 6th, 2007 in All Videos,Technology

38 minutes

Blaise Aguera y Arcas, Architect of PhotoSynth (Developed in Microsoft Live Labs) gives a behind the scenes look and explains very eloquently how the 3D image processing algorithms work to create a new interactive world from 2D photos.


Sir Ken Robinson: Creativity And Education

Posted on January 6th, 2007 in All Videos,Leaders,Society

20 minutes

Innovation isn’t about just one form of work. It’s about every sort of business.
-Sir Ken Robinson


Will Wright: Lessons From Game Design

Posted on January 6th, 2007 in All Videos,Design,Leaders

117 minutes

Consider the impact auto racing (visibility, technologies) has had on the automotive industry. Computer games have evolved into a similar relationship with the computer industry. Because we get to design the problems that our players face (the game challenges) we have an opportunity to push the boundaries of graphics, user interface, AI, metrics and simulation. What we’re currently learning about mapping these abilities to the psychology of our players will be used in the mainstream software of the future. – Will Wright