On the second day of the conference I attended a session focusing on the topic of agile. The attraction for me was two of Amsterdam’s noted service design agencies coming onstage. Agile as a business environment, and effective ways to create service design in that environment was discussed through different examples. Geke van Dijik from […]

Throughout Japan, many schools, businesses and government agencies are all welcoming new members to their organizations. The traditional red and white decoration waiting for tomorrow’s ceremony symbolizes expectations and concerns of those who welcome.

Sakura trees have started blooming in our neighbourhood in the southern part of Tokyo. Trees are blooming just in front of our office, in small gardens in nearby residential areas, and on a cafe counter… Staying focused at work will be really hard for the next few weeks.

“In many local cities in Japan urban planners have been working really hard to be a better electric water boiler.” words by my friend Toshikazu Yanaka, CEO of GKDSH When I was a child every household boils water in a kettle, and pour it into a thermos. Thermos manufacturers soon replaced utilitarian hand pumps with […]

How innovative people can be! First I spotted this inviting yet seemingly purposeless vehicle with multiple seats and a beer pump while we cruised our rented Nissan in a congested San Diego downtown. Later I learned from the web that this is actually a serious business that rents this vehicle to a group of people who can then party […]

A site for drive-in theater, once popular but now near extinction movie-viewing format. People in this town is lucky because this Smith’s Ranch in 29 Palm Springs operates from Thursday to Sunday evenings throughout a year. A screen under a sky full of stars in the desert town could be gorgeous… Will visit again! Twentynine Palm Springs

Richard Myer finished this Getty Museum with obsession to details. All joints across different materials are carefully coordinated. Everywhere in and around the complex is too well-gridded that it even gives you an impression that you are in a computer-generated space. Getty Museum, Los Angels