It's [Design Week], so the Cooper Hewitt museum is free all week. There's an interesting-sounding exhibit on Urban Development in ChinA.

There's a free panel discussion tomorrow about the "business of DeSign". Panelists: [Bob Greenberg] ([RGA]), [Marissa Mayer] (GooGle), [Amy Radin], Citi. (Live Event)

Panel notes:

• Bruce Nussbaum ([Business Week], [New School]): [Re Cession] requires Innovat Ion, which needs DeSign

• Citi Bank (was [Chief Innovation Officer]): design for better [Self Service] customer experience to reduce support costs.

• [RGA]: importance of MobIle, esp for Third World

• [Marissa Mayer]: Scarc Ity drives [ClarIty], [Con Straint]-s drive Creativ Ity

• Citi Bank: designing ways for people to keep their homes

• [RGA]: [Nike Plus], NokIa GPS-based [Life Streaming] device

• Bruce: Plat Form-s for Commun Ity?

• Mayer: apps for SharIng (Google Calendar); Google Maps as [Mirror World] (does [Sketch Up] run on Mac?)

• Citi Bank: customer input into [Product Design] (does this count as Co Creation?), Talk to existing communities to find out their issues.

• Bruce Nussbaum: dynamic [Data Visualization] ([Gap Minder]?): Visual modality.

• Citi Bank: show how people "like me" manage their finances

• [RGA]: people love their personal data, but need visual interface

• Bruce: potential for Educat Ion, Health Care

• [RGA]: importance of Green Tech, eg PreFab housing (current exhibit at MoMA)

• Mayer: Google Health (shared records avoid retest), personal genetic profiles; importance of PrivAcy, [Transparen Cy], ConTrol (ahem ChinA).

Toulou, China exhibit

• history: [Fujian Toulou], 5 stories, 800 people, inward-facing for protection

• macro: 26% fewer city BiCycle-ists 2001-2006; 166 Chinese cities have 1M+ people!

• Toulou: 6 stories, 245 apts (all 2br, 333sqft, up to 6 adults!)

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