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isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=336</guid> <description><![CDATA[I like the thinking behind this furniture design. It presents us with something unexpected. I particularly like that it encourages us to think about the objects in our lives as whether they are really what we think they are. I think the question it asks is &#8220;Does the decorative and functional elements of design have [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/objects/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Vision of the future</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/vision-of-the-future/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:54:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Inspiration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[function]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tools]]></category> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=328</guid> <description><![CDATA[here&#8217;s one of those ideas that seems so obvious &#8211; Sony Ericsson&#8217;s set of headphones that turn on and off as they are put in and out of your ears. Of course!!]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/why-didnt-i-think-of-that/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Embrace Ideas</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/embrace-ideas/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/embrace-ideas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:06:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[challenges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opportunity]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=309</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently saw an article at Yanko Design on a designers &#8220;vision&#8221; for a Harley Davidson &#8211; circa 2020. Somebody pass me a helmet and a time travel ship because if this is what Harley bikes look like in 10 years, I’m so there. Designer Miguel Cotto pays homage to the big road hogs by [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/embrace-ideas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>and one idea that does it all</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/and-one-idea-that-does-it-all/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/and-one-idea-that-does-it-all/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:56:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Low Tech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design Thinking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solution]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=290</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last week I posted about a great idea that just fell short. In the interests of balance here&#8217;s what a really great well thought out and well delivered idea looks like. Again, this is a very simple idea. More than 510,000 tons of milk and juice cartons are generated every year in the United States, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/and-one-idea-that-does-it-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Do you need a problem to innovate?</title><link>http://thinkinghow.com/do-you-need-a-problem-to-innovate/</link> <comments>http://thinkinghow.com/do-you-need-a-problem-to-innovate/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:03:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Steve Swann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Great Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design Thinking]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://thinkinghow.com/?p=252</guid> <description><![CDATA[I spotted this design for a combination door handle and lock from a Yanko design feed. What I really like about it is that it does two things really well. Firstly, I solves a problem that I didn&#8217;t know existed. And, secondly it does more with less. Let me explain. Solves a problem the doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://thinkinghow.com/do-you-need-a-problem-to-innovate/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
