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Why Design Now?: Next Billion Network: MocaWhy? Another billion people, mostly in the developing world, will acquire access to cell phones in the next three years, unleashing a revolution in communications. The Next Billion Network partners students and local organizations to create mobile technologies for this population, expanding opportunities for self-reliance. For example, Mobile Care enables cell phones to become medical diagnostic devices for health workers in remote areas, and Interactive Alerts use mobile phones to track childhood pneumonia in Pakistan. Moca, MIT Next Billion Network, mobile technologies, mobile care, diagnostic device, health, Why Design Now, Exhibition, interactive, alerts |
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Why Design Now?: MIT Next Billion NetworkWhy? Another billion people, mostly in the developing world, will acquire access to cell phones in the next three years, unleashing a revolution in communications. The Next Billion Network partners students and local organizations to create mobile technologies for this population, expanding opportunities for self-reliance. For example, Mobile Care enables cell phones to become medical diagnostic devices for health workers in remote areas, and Interactive Alerts use mobile phones to track childhood pneumonia in Pakistan. MIT Next Billion Network, mobile technologies, mobile care, diagnostic device, health, Why Design Now, Exhibition, interactive, alerts |
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"Why Design Now" - Triennial HighlightsSunday January 9th was the last day of our National Design Triennial, open since May 14th. How can almost nine months go so fast? Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, energy, mobility, community, materials, prosperity, health, communication, simplicity, categories, themes, global, efficiency, participatory, scale |
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Why Design Now? Conference, October 1stThere was a deluge at dawn on Friday, canceling many trains and tempting people to stay at home, in spite of their commitment to arrive at Jazz at Lincoln Center by 9:00 am for the start of the WHY DESIGN NOW? Solving Global Challenges Conference. Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, 2010, Solving Global Challenges, conference, streaming, participation, Twitter, tweets, online, audience, Beth Comstock, Welcome, Richard Saul Wurman, TED, presentation, data visualization, Information, trends, energy, health, design processes, Elizabeth Scharpf, Sustainable Health Enterprises, SHE, girls, school, tampons, banana, fibers, local, materials, video, YouTube, Timothy Prestero, Design That Matters, incubator, premature, babies, Africa, car, automobile, replacement, parts, social impact |
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Armadillo Suits, Soil Lamps, Folded Bikes, Oh My!This year the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s Triennial: Why Design Now? explores topics of sustainable design. Current global climate changes and economic slumps have provided a platform for designers to create even more innovative works to aid the world around us Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, sustainable, innovative, Green, education, museum, programming, learning, Children, application, workshops, communication, health, transportation, design kids, tours, family |
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National Design TriennialCooper-Hewitt invites you to submit ideas for our fourth Triennial exhibition, opening in 2010. We are looking for designers, firms, and projects from around the world that answer the question “Why design now?” Triennial, Exhibition, Why Design Now, 2010, submissions, tool, problem solving, trends, creativity, social, sustainability, accessibility, universality, fair trade, conservation, health, education, capitalism, underserved, populations, systems, services, networks, products, experience, solutions, beautiful, just, invention, inventive, series, development, public input, ideas, nominations |
