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Yak•Shaving (noun) Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem

Month: March, 2007

links for 2007-03-29

The Mall Goes Green (tags: green environment chicago consumer)

links for 2007-03-28

Control.Modal : Unobtrusive CSS Modal Windows and Lightboxes for Prototype (tags: javascript ajax css prototype) Numenta – Has Artificial Intelligence Arrived? (tags: ai intelligence numenta artificial)

links for 2007-03-22

Are Designers The Enemy Of Design? (tags: design innovation)

How does “Fair & Lovely” fare?

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Unilever or associated brands. These are just my thoughts on a heated debate. Sometimes, it’s hard to get people to talk about selling to the Base of the Pyramid and looking to the emerging markets as a source of revenue. I think the latest BoP debate between [...]

links for 2007-03-21

Oracle Targets Asia Small Biz (tags: asia emerging smallbiz)

links for 2007-03-20

42 Design/Tech Magazines To Read | Smashing Magazine (tags: design reference Web2.0 magazine)

links for 2007-03-17

Nokia’s Design Research for Everyone (tags: business design research planning innovation phone) Data Graphics Research

Consumer responsibility

I’m interested in corporate social responsiblity and the evolution of enterprise (I am brewing a post on this subject that will be up here soon). Tangentially related to corporate responsibility is the notion of consumer responsibility. How does one, as a product designer, inventor, or entrepreneur create platforms that create infectious positive social behavior? The [...]

links for 2007-03-15

Intel Eyes Expansion in China (tags: China emerging business)

links for 2007-03-14

Outsourced The Movie – A Film by John Jeffcoat (tags: India movie indiefilm towatch)

links for 2007-03-13

Unitus. Innovative Solutions to Global Poverty (tags: microfinance charity social nonprofit finance) Designing Change (tags: socialentrepreneur philanthropy Acumen innovation design strategy)

links for 2007-03-11

The Trouble With India (tags: india business) Imagini VisualDNA (tags: test social psychology visual art) ยป 25 Code Snippets for Web Designers (Part1) (tags: webdesign CSS design tutorial)