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The ability for an individual to take an idea and scale it to a solution for others is unprecedented. Companies like Ponoko that create objects to order and desktop printers like the… Continue

Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Architecture & Design, Museum of Modern Art, recently said, "Anger is important in design."

I agree completely but for different reasons.



Most designers I know are selfish and self centered. Sure there are plenty that do great work for people who need it but in the end we are making the world into the form we believe it should take. We are "delivering value" and "cresting meaningful change" but… Continue

In the past few weeks I have been asked on several occasions, "Should I incorporate my business?"

This question is surprisingly simple to answer.



My advice, from experience, is that you should wait to incorporate for as long as possible. Wait till you are making enough or have enough personal wealth to make it worth a clients time to sue you.



You should also only incorporate when are doing work that may directly result in… Continue

They are killing us because we rely on success and repeat it to our detriment. To paraphrase Roger Martin, "People are really good at doing the same things they have always done."