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The rise of the clicktivists: will the revolution be digitised?

Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 00:00

Royal College of Arts, London

Is the internet just another tool in the activists’ toolbox, accelerating normal protests, or has it brought about fundamental changes?

What's innovation good for?

Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 00:00

Royal College of Arts, London

A debate about what kind of innovation do we need? Newer, cooler iPads and faster, sleeker cars? Or might we have higher aspirations for human ingenuity and economic dynamism?

Debated blue-skies thinking on Radio 4's PM programme

Thursday, July 28, 2011 - 00:00

Is blue-skies thinking just a management cliche or is it something we should pursue, at a time when big thinking seems so out of fashion today?

Britain’s uncreative approach to design

Monday, July 18, 2011 - 00:00

A preoccupation with social engineering hampers the innovative and wealth-generating potential of design.

The future of Internet retailing

Saturday, June 11, 2011 - 00:00

University of the Arts, London College of Fashion, London

What are the key trends that small businesses should be aware of and learn from, including advances in technologpy to innovations in how leading retailers promote and develop their services online. 

The revolution will not be tweeted

Friday, April 1, 2011 - 00:00

Evgeny Morozov provides a damning critique of those who believe that social-networking tools are the spark that ignited recent political uprisings.

Can Design change the World? And should it try?

Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 00:00

Plymouth University, Plymouth

Is it irresponsible to want design that is radical, experimental, is risky and that can challenge the brief? Or if not, then what is design for? And why does any of this matter?

Is there any value in blue-skies thinking?

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 00:00

Now that many public sector bodies, charities and businesses are faced with the prospect of severe cutbacks in light of the government’s spending review, managers everywhere will be brainstorming to find their own ways of resolving the mess they’re in.

Coercing people into a brave new digital world

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 00:00

A government-backed campaign to get the entire UK adult population online threatens to make cyber slaves of us all.

“Unless you’re a fortune-teller, long-term business planning is a fantasy”

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 00:00

In an ever-changing industry and uncertain economic times, is it really wise to invest so much time, money and effort into long-term business plans?

Can design save healthcare?

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 - 00:00

Norsk Form, Oslo, Norway

Should design help make cutbacks that target people’s behaviour, or should it be more concerned with advances in science, technology and services that can liberate us from health problems altogether?

Big Potatoes: Innovation, Science, R&D and the General Election

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 00:00

The Royal Society, London

The launch event of the Big Potatoes maniesto.

We have ways of making you healthy

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 00:00

Design is the new Big Idea in preventative medicine, but there’s nothing healthy about lifestyle manipulation.

Can design change the world (and should it try)?

Saturday, February 6, 2010 - 00:00

Designers Society talk, in association with Plymouth University Faculty of Art Plymouth

Is it irresponsible to want design that is radical, experimental, is risky and that can challenge the brief? Or if not, then what is design for? And why does any of this matter?

Designing behaviour and healthcare

Thursday, February 4, 2010 - 00:00

Is this behaviour led approach more benevolent than the old universal model, will it result in better healthcare, or is it unacceptably authoritarian?

Why brands shouldn't get lost in the Twitter storm

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 00:00

Last Month’s Media 140 London event looked at how brands can make the most out of social media. As Martyn Perks watched the tweeters steal the limelight from the speakers, he wondered how brands can avoid the same thing happening to them.

Shaping Social Policy: Designers and Health

Sunday, November 1, 2009 - 00:00

Battle of Ideas festival 2009, Royal College of Art, London

Everyone agrees healthcare needs to be improved, but can attempts to alter patients’ and staff’s behaviour succeed? And will focusing on patient satisfaction be enough to transform the NHS and wider healthcare provision?

Shaping Social Policy: Designers and Crime

Sunday, November 1, 2009 - 00:00

Forget the police: a new crime-buster is on the block. Designers claim they can lead the charge in the fight against crime.

Battle in Print: Shaping social policy: designers and health

Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 00:00

Is design’s intervention in healthcare a good thing, or will it ultimately make matters worse—especially for those in greatest need of a cure?

Social media is more about creating loyalty than new ideas

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 00:00

Social media is less about searching for new ideas than it is about brand building and loyalty. But brands need more than loyalty to remain competitive, especially in a recession. The excitement in social media might turn out to be an unfortunate diversion away from the necessary task of having to invest in the long-term. If that turns out to be true, we may all become more disloyal because of it and decide to shop elsewhere.
 

Powerful Connections

Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00

The rise of ‘virtual communities’ has changed the face of politics. But are MPs genuine about online engagement – or is it just more spin?

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