Paula Zuccotti: how design ethnography illuminates the future by understanding the present

By Adam Tinworth

How does design ethnography change the sorts of products and service we deliver? By rooting them in the lived reality of people’s lives, we make them more compelling, suggests Paula Zuccotti.

Marc Mellone: a global study into mobility needs – and opportunities

By Adam Tinworth

The future of mobility is about much more than autonomous cars. A Fjord research project delved deep into the specific mobility needs of varying people worldwide.

Longer lasting batteries? Leaves have the answer

By Adam Tinworth

We all want better batteries for our devices - and trees might hold the answer… So says new research from an international team.

Presenting: the NEXT Generation Study

By Nils Wollny

What matters to the “NEXT Generation”? Which offers are relevant to them and for what reasons? Which technical developments that will change everyday life are welcomed or feared by them? Our psychological investigations reveals the changing face of a generation.

Google’s huge work/life balance experiment

By Adam Tinworth

Google has been renowned as a great, but stressful, place to work. Now the people operations team are applying a data-centric approach to making their employees' lives better.

Preparing for the New Normal (Opening Session)

By Adam Tinworth

Talks from Nils Wollny and Brigitte Zypries explore the future of culture - and the German economy.

Coming NEXT: 3D busts, content in context and a book vending machine

By Adam Tinworth

Five more cool and interesting things from around the internet to keep you entertained on this autumnal Saturday morning…

David Weinberger: the network of everything

By Adam Tinworth

Liveblog of David Weinberger's talk on networked knowledge and why the internet is toppling traditional institutions