Imagine you had a dream to build a life size car out of Lego complete with an air-fueled engine. Now imagine you have that dream, but you are a teenager living in Romania. You start to add up what it…
The Power of We
Today is Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is “The Power of We”. So I made up this little ditty. Why is there power in US more than I? Together WE help, together WE try THEM becomes US,…
A Quest Looking into Space – Light Painting, Wifi, and Black Holes
Want to see what wifi looks like when lit up? “This project explores the invisible terrain of WiFi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four-metre long measuring rod with 80 points of light…
Three ways to turn new packages inside out
New, new new. Go, go go. It’s now several weeks into my new part-time job producing ebooks and I’m loving it. I’m enjoying my work/life balance more than ever- spending time at the local kindergarten with my youngest, taking what-feels-like-luxurious…
The challenge for a Smarter Planet
I was just reading James Governor’s interesting post on Monkchips (Redmonk) about a Smarter Planet; an initiative IBM has been sharing recently about working together to address important global healthcare, energy, and economic problems, amongst others (full disclosure – I …
A mish mash of wonderings
What is the purpose of this blog? I’ve been pondering the question, especially as a blog is meant to be “on topic” ( a single topic..not such a mish mash of wonderings.) I know I meander through many different themes.…
Taking innovation to the streets
Last year when I returned to work after parental leave, I had a real desire to get involved with innovative projects making a difference. My very first post on this blog mentioned the Global Kids Digital Media initiative who engage…
Transforming Design
A short while back, a colleague in the US blogged (on the intranet) about an innovative product design that needed particular feedback, so I spent a few moments replying. I thought this issue deserved some more publicity and input, so…