December 2011
24 posts
“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken.”
—Oscar Wilde
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“If you think you can or think you cannot, you are correct.”
—Henry Ford
“In order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen — really seen.”
—Brené Brown
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How might we restore vibrancy in regions facing economic decline?
THEME: ENABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP —
Small and local businesses play a vital role in the vibrancy of any community. For cities facing economic decline, it’s imperative to attract entrepreneurs, support local economies, and think creatively about the relationship between businesses and communities.
How might we spark opportunities to create and support new businesses and social enterprises to reinvigorate economies?
How might we recognise new or alternative economies, offer incentives for consumers to shop locally, or reduce barriers so that new, small businesses can thrive?
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“When Ive talks about Rams designing “surfaces that were without apology, bold, pure, perfectly-proportioned, coherent and effortless”, he could equally be talking about the iPod. “No part appeared to be either hidden or celebrated, just perfectly considered and completely appropriate in the hierarchy of the product’s details and features. At a glance, you knew exactly what it was and exactly how to use it.”
—Jonathan Ive on Dieter Rams
“Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design helps us to understand a product.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is durable.
Good design is consequent to the last detail.
Good design is concerned with the environment.
Good design is as little design as possible.” —Dieter Rams
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design helps us to understand a product.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is durable.
Good design is consequent to the last detail.
Good design is concerned with the environment.
Good design is as little design as possible.” —Dieter Rams
“Access is better than ownership.”
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