Design firms don’t just work on design projects; they’re often called on to do double duty as HR personnel, fielding requests from clients for referrals to bright and talented recruits.
via Want To Grow Your Influence? Train Your Interns To Be Hired Away | Co.Design.
For years, entrepreneurs, tech observers and journalists have known two things about the geolocation space: It holds an enormous amount of promise, and it’s taking an awfully long time to get there.
In the classic TV show Dragnet, Sergeant Joe Friday famously admonished witnesses to give him “just the facts.† Generations of business executives have adopted the same approach, demanding substantiation rather than conjecture.
From small design shops to global corporations, there’s a debate raging over the best way to create innovative digital products. On one side, there’s the methodology of design thinking, born in the ‘80s and championed by respected design firms like IDEO. In the other corner sits the upstart challenger, the lean startup method. There’s arguments to be made for both sides, but the best solution requires a blend of both.
Despite the cold and snow, some signs of spring are starting to break through in Colorado. The public library in the small town of Basalt is trying an experiment: In addition to borrowing books, residents can now check out seeds.
via How To Save A Public Library: Make It A Seed Bank : NPR.
