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Design is a way of making meaning in an uncertain world by marrying form with content, and content with context. risd.cc/14aZ0KS
Edna Lawrence Nature Lab just pickles it. risd.cc/ZYbqCw via @risd
George Clooney's wisdom on Being the Answer (2011) risd.cc/Z9qrPJ
"Community Is the new currency." —@ThomRuhe risd.cc/11M6n9b
Design finds the right question to solve, activates a material's potential, and subverts reality. risd.cc/Z0Gxlj
Design is what differentiates products, and ignites an emotional connection. risd.cc/13qO0Gp via @amplify
"To Merlin [Szasz] … ideas had an organic anatomy, as anything else found in nature." —Alba Corrado risd.cc/18OLMX0
Anna Huemmer sculpture from traffic cones @risd grad show. vine.co/v/bEXubmTgHU2
"Leading in a world in flux amplifies the dilemmas of living in a world in flux." —@gpetriglieri risd.cc/QSSWy4
Nothin' like luck. RT @gpetriglieri: Dilbert's summarizes years of leadership studies: risd.cc/12xnOfq via @gmukunda
"A fulfilling work environment is one where people feel they are doing the best work of their present and future lives." —David Barclay
Being curious can look a lot like self-doubt. In reality it often is, and an open willingness to learn the better way.
The what and the how are beginning to matter more than the who; but the why steadily stays the same. risd.cc/1818Kcn
Creative leaders differ from authoritative leaders in the how and the why, but both get to results. risd.cc/15M7bRZ via @LinkedIn
Knowing that life is lived in four quarters motivates to maximize your current one. risd.cc/12u9YdP via @LinkedIn
Hammers as @risd Jewelry + Metalsmithing. vine.co/v/bFwmTiiD6bj
"Design is about understanding people. and prototyping examples to try them out." —Bill Moggridge risd.cc/10Wp47L
"Technology isn't enough. If you want to make a real difference, use all the tools." —@PSturrock risd.cc/10BOp85
An ambitious venture to realize the world's first @STEAMCarnival risd.cc/11Byqxf
Self efficacy is about the little steps that matter, and fully noticing them. risd.cc/16wX4Qr
7-minute piece for Mother's Day by @risd students Matthew Lim and Victor Gan. risd.cc/128dg4Q
Many ways to remember that are a challenge to remember, too. risd.cc/10BMgJv
Remembering how Mom's warmth and hospitality strongly differentiated our little tofu shop. risd.cc/YolTdn (2012)
"Speculative meetings are terribly costly if you're on the maker's [versus the manager's] schedule." —@paulg risd.cc/15YKtGh
"Stories are powerful. Because we all become the stories we tell ourselves." —@TomAsacker pic.twitter.com/88cSkGmE5z
"It's all about *questioning*, much more than it is about knowing." —Marshall Ganz risd.cc/11pqpvk
When our attention focuses solely on the solution, we naturally de-focus our attention away from the originating problem.
Making jewelry is a conceptual process that leads to unusual outcomes at @risd: risd.cc/18y7G0P
Livecast on creative leadership in the 21st century (from Tokyo) with @yokoishikura: risd.cc/ZTpsZ9
Paper on how the power of peers outweighs the power of Pigouvian subsidies. risd.cc/10yHdyk via @NatureNews
Metaphors impart concentrated narratives -- which are meaningful, like perfume, when you know or like how they smell.
Serendipitous arrow (and flower) found on the sidewalk outside the train station near @risd. pic.twitter.com/5d0o8tbXds
"Infographics need to tell a deliberate story, and ideally be entertaining."—@DDD_IN_NYC risd.cc/12WlNXM via @GA
A sense of integrity is related to a sense of independence, but there can be incredible integrity in *interdependence*.
Design principles and healthcare talk for @TEDMED is now live. risd.cc/15phg7g
Earning, gooding, making (, processing) thoughts on whatisdesign.net. risd.cc/10ppLMv
CA,CO,DC,GA,IA,IL,IN,MA,MN,NC,NH,NJ,NY,OH,OR,PA,RI,TX,VA,WA,WI = 21 states aboard STEAM. 29 to go risd.cc/ZO6iUp via @Americans4Arts
"I shoot my recipes in natural light with no food stylists … so it looks like it does in your kitchen." —@smittenkitchen #nyideas
"My goal isn't to make an incomprehensible menu -- classics like ravioli and linguine are still at the top." —@Mariobatali #nyideas
"Specific skills for big data include mathematical modeling, engineering systems, and *storytelling*." —@hmason #nyideas
"Big data from the real world is dirty and imperfect -- making learning statistics more valuable than calculus." —@mchui #nyideas
Designers don't just solve problems -- they *re-work* them into interesting ones … that *deserve* the best solutions.
Forgetting why you/we/they are here. risd.cc/13ZSgii via @Joi
Detroit school picks up STEM to STEAM. risd.cc/16cYy2j via @ron_fournier
"With social media, the power of the people can be equal to the people in power." —@CoryBooker pic.twitter.com/3animT0atK
The "quadruple bottom line" of @SwordnPlough's social entrepreneurship rings well. risd.cc/11c3X8E via @Esquiremag
"Designers find patterns, switch perspectives, and … out of that … find new opportunities." —Mattias Segerholt
On frenemies, supporters, and other kinds of organizational wildlife: risd.cc/YnjbDT via @danroth