Daniel Pink cites 50 years worth of behavioral science research demonstrating that money is only a motivating factor to a point for getting good results. After that people seek autonomy, mastery and purpose to be fully productive and indeed happy. Side note — love the animation that accompanies this talk, originally given at the RSA [...]

Architect William McDonough has built an international reputation as a sustainable design visionary. Among his better known accomplishments: He re-designed Ford Motor’s River Rouge factory with a 10-acre green roof, built a grassy-roofed building near San Francisco for retailer Gap, and created furniture-maker Herman Miller’s GreenHouse offices. Now McDonough is pushing to get his ideas [...]

Sony opened the doors to its exhibition Contemplating Monolithic Design at Milano Salone del Mobile, presenting the latest in Sony’s creativity. Exclusively for this exhibition, Sony designers have worked with Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby to explore, through conceptual archetypes, the extension and integration of electronics, with furniture and architectural design. Visitors are offered a [...]