Eric Ries has people both tripping over themselves to get on the bandwagon and rolling their eyes in snobbery at all the lemmings jumping on the bandwagon (or is that the Pivotwagon?). The truth of the matter is that the concept has struck a chord in a world where it is possible to develop a [...]
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Vancouver Maker Faire
Creativity Design Innovation Personal Thoughts TechnologyI took the kids to the Vancouver Maker Faire this past weekend. It was pretty much what I expected. My summary of the event would be “overpriced, under good, but worth going to”. There are so many things I want to love about Maker culture but I can’t get past the fact that the majority [...]
I’m Looking for Funding
Creativity Design Design Thinking Innovation Kijani Technology Personal Thoughts TechnologyWhile I may be underrated, I am nowhere close to where I want to be yet. I have visions of building something bigger than me. I recently left the company that I helped build over the past 8 years to tackle the world on my own…quite literally. Twelve years ago, I travelled to Africa for [...]
My WordPress is Broken…
DesignI haven’t posted for quite a while. It is a combination of two things….my days are chock-o-block and the WordPress theme I use is broken. So, I’ve reverted back to the basic theme which sucks to look at right now, but it allows me to post. Which, I believe, is more important.
I’m Underrated
Creativity Design Design Thinking Personal ThoughtsLast week I was declared underrated….again. I was declared underrated and I loved it….again. I’ve gone through my life considered underrated and I have always revelled in the designation. The reason I revel in it is because for whatever reason people don’t think I’m capable of doing what I am capable of and yet I [...]
Bring The Woo!
Creativity Design Industrial Design Personal ThoughtsThe Woo is the moment during a sporting event when the fingertip grab is made or the big open ice hit is laid on someone and the crowd goes “Wooooooo”. It is a moment every athlete strives for. Those moments are very easy to come by in the day to day. They’re usually more subtle and far [...]
Design Thinking: How it Applies to Business
Creativity Design Design Thinking Industrial Design TechnologyDesign Thinking…..it is cropping up everywhere. I have accounting firms asking me about it. The Standford d.school and IDEO have harnessed the term into something of a cliche. I had an experience recently as to what it is that has always rubbed me the wrong way about the hubbub over Design Thinking. If you’re not [...]
Changing the World
Design Design Thinking Industrial Design Kijani Technology Personal ThoughtsIt is interesting how little themes start to pop up everywhere you look when you start looking for it. It was really struck home for me when my 9 year old daughter who, while sitting in the back seat of our car, noticed the fact that she now notices dogs everywhere now that she really [...]
Chain Sketch Video
Core77 Chain Sketch Creativity Design Drawing Fun StuffI put in another quick entry to the Core77 Discussion Forum’s chain sketching thread (found here). I drew an “Alligator eating ice creaM” I also did up a quick video of me drawing it: [tentblogger-youtube o-LRDiLhCMQ]
Design and Policy Management
Design Design Thinking Personal Thoughts TechnologyI’ve been considering the thoughts around the curation of the design industry for a couple years now. It started about 2 years ago when I got involved in the International Council for the Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID). I’ve been using the word “curator” because it seems that the design industry requires someone that can [...]