Design Thinking

 repost from IIDA Southern California Congratulations 2021 Calibre Winners! Despite having an incredibly challenging year, the IIDA community joined together virtually to celebrate the diverse and exceptional contributions to our design industry during unprecedented times. We celebrate all nominees and winners for your outstanding achievements! Thank you to everyone who attended the Virtual Calibre Design [...] Continue Reading

A list of consultancies helping organizations all around the world to become more purpose-driven Conspiracy of Love – Los Angeles, USA Afdhel Aziz is on a mission to solve one of the biggest problems facing companies and individuals in the 21st century: how to find purpose and meaning in the work they do, and unlock […]

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Inspiring and thought-provoking quotes by purpose-driven leaders and experts.   1. The link between profit & purpose “Just as people cannot live without eating, so a business cannot live without profits. But most people don’t live to eat, and neither must businesses live just to make profits.” John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods “Great companies […]

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I attended the Supporting health and well-being in the work-from-anywhere era by JLL webinar. Discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic and how it brought significant health and well-being challenges to the global workforce in 2020. Well-being is both complex and personal, so organizations should implement workplace well-being programs that are both holistic and flexible in order […]

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Why it’s crucial for employers to establish a workplace wellness program. Webinar presented by JLL

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The design industry may be amidst a period of change; creating a strategy for moving forward requires an understanding of where we stand today.

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YouTube Trends Report 2020: How adversity is shaping culture YouTube Trends Overview Video Report 2020. 5 Trends Driving the New Post-Pandemic Workplace by Gensler Urbantech 2020 Year in Review. Presented by Urban-X 21 meaningful, trend-driven innovation opportunities for 2021 by Trendwatching.com 52 Gen Z Stats Marketers Need to Know in 2020 from Hubspot 2020 AIALA […]

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Here are 7 articles that I found on Work Design Magazine about Trends in the workplace for 2021.

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I participated in a great webinar last week called Initiate Your Sales Mojo During Uncertain Times, presented by Stacia Skinner.

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1. In 2020 … What medium or skill did you attempt or master? What new work did you create? How many major pieces did you complete and add to your inventory? What was your most productive period and why do you think so? How did your work evolve? 2. What were your gross sales? What’s […]

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IIDA did a great job hosting IIDA Socal: Recipe for Design, featuring the TikTok Los Angeles Headquarters by Gensler. They navigated the technical difficulties with finesse and Gensler gave a great presentation on Client Collaboration to create an engaging forward thinking environment. If you missed it you can view the YouTube live recording here or […]

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Face Shields are great for some Face-time Friend Time. Imagination Insurance the Art Project.

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 A virtual tour of Gardenhouse by MAD Architects with Dixon Junliang Lu About Located at 8600 Wilshire Boulevard in California’s Beverly Hills, “Gardenhouse” is a mixed-use scheme consisting of 18 residential units above ground floor commercial space. Evoking the lush landscape of Beverly Hills, the scheme becomes a “hillside village” with residential units “growing” […]

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LA Design Festival x MLK1101 x LOHA from LA Design Festival on Vimeo. A series of virtual tours taking visitors inside some of LA’s most interesting projects and studios. About this Event Responding to an urgent need in Los Angeles for housing catered to formerly homeless veterans and chronically homeless and low-income households, LOHA collaborated […]

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On a hidden alley off of Berendo Street in the East Hollywood neighborhood of LA lie three very different creative studios. This little microcosm of design talent embodies tenets of future-forward design and is exactly why LA is now considered such an epicenter for modern design. Come along and meet the talented designers behind Estudio Persona, Cuff […]

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Los Angeles Design Festival TALK: Design Futurist Mike Milley Presents a Vision of Design in the Post-Pandemic Future About this Event In times of uncertainty, it can be hard to make important creative decisions. How can designers working today be sure that their work will stay relevant in the long term? Join Design Strategist Mike […]

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