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To iPad or not to iPad.
Mickey McManusFirst thoughts about Apple’s new iPad in the context of the future.
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Friday Links - 01-30-10
Mickey McManusOur hero, how to report the news, soap box derby delight, a very personal annual report, the political power of visualizations, Lost is found, tape measure masters, and exit through the gift shop.
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Friday Links - 01-22-10
The Swan Thieves, the great world, 360 video, inflatable hospitals, waiting for superman, privacy is dead (again), the questor tapes, and Justin lifts his voice in prayer.
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Friday Links - 01-15-10
Mickey McManusRhiza Earth tours, TEDx, mini left overs, CES highlights, the lost supper, voiceband, and of course, Sneans (err, Jeakers?).
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Festivus Links - 12-23-09
Mickey McManusFestivus, chrome, doppelgangers for sale, photo-collage sculptures, holiday-based computing, your brain on checkers, the Copenhagen wheel, and a taste of a London that never was.
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Friday Links - 12-11-09
Mickey McManusWork is a game, zettabytes, art is a lie, living stories, the CO2 cube, LEGOS, Scott Kim, bioprinters, and an engine with a difference.
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Why do we prototype?
Kevin HoffmannOver the last several years, I’ve developed the mantra, “Just prototype it.” The experience of having to think through how things are built makes you ask all sorts of questions you never get around to in a design/brainstorming meeting. There are a few things to keep in mind before you begin though.
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Fox Business Online, Small Business Spotlight
Mickey McManus explains how MAYA makes complicated, powerful products easier to use.
Watch the interviewMAYA Develops Solar-powered Interactive Display for Phipps
MAYA Design, based on Pittsburgh’s South Side, has developed a solar-powered interactive display to be rolled out as part of the new Center for Sustainable Landscapes, a “living building” under development at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.
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MAYA’s CEO Mick McManus talks about the key to good design.
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Economist Summit - Innovation: Fresh Thinking for the Idea Economy
Mickey McManus will participate in this exciting inaugural event for senior-level executives on March 24 at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He will speak on a panel called “The Hybrid Problem Solver,” which will focus on design thinking and beyond. In addition, Mickey will design and lead incubator/problem-solving sessions where teams develop new solutions to current problems.