The head of the IMF called for quick action to end uncertainty over Britain’s vote to leave the EU
Read More Ralph Nader on autonomous vehicle safety
Consumer safety advocate Nader discusses limits and regulations on autonomous vehicles and makes a pitch for public transportation during visit to the Arab American National Museum.
Read More Howes: Gilbert backing talks for new development tools
GOP’s elimination of many redevelopment incentives is complicating urban revival across Michigan.
Read More Downtown Detroit apartment rents rise 7 percent
Market study shows average monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment is $1,359
Read More 6 Productivity Tips For Night Owls To Get Through The Workday
Stop trying to become the morning person you aren’t and do this instead.
Crack-of-dawn conference calls, breakfast meetings, or even the fact that the office coffee maker is always turned off by noon are just a few examples of how the work world really is designed for early risers. You know the type—those perky folks who leap out of bed with the sun and begin winding down as evening falls.
How IBM And Disney Brainstorm In The Cloud
This collaborative whiteboarding app tries to digitize the fun, chaotic physicality of brainstorming, while making it accessible to anyone.
International design firm Ideo popularized the designer brainstorming session: Just lock a team of creatives up in a conference room with some Sharpies and multi-colored Post-its, and don’t let them leave until a brilliant idea strikes. But this brainstorming method doesn’t work well when your team is spread around the globe. Now Mural, an alumni of Ideo’s startup-in-residence program, is trying to bring what goes on inside Ideo’s conference rooms to the cloud.
Dissecting The Patent Gap
Like the wage and leadership gap, the patent gap highlights the lack of resources women have once they’re in the workplace.
Another day, another sobering statistic about the gender gap in the workplace.
Autodesk Live Aims To Change Building Design With Video Game-Like Walk-Throughs
One button press turns a building model into a virtual world.
While trying to design a set of high-end homes, Frank Wolbertus and his colleagues at TBI-KennisLab had an idea.
Can Urban Highways Solve Problems Instead Of Causing Them?
A vision of transportation infrastructure that adds to a city instead of filling it with noise and pollution.
Los Angeles is known for its freeways, and that’s not a good thing. But while some cities are starting to tear sections of highway down—reconnecting neighborhoods and rebuilding pedestrian culture—that tends to happen in places where the roads are underused. In L.A., where freeways aren’t likely to disappear anytime soon, one team of architects thinks that a redesign could change how highways serve the city.
EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Scenes Of Disney’s First Latina Princess, “Elena of Avalor”
Disney’s new princess is a brave teen learning to rule her land—love interests need not apply.
The Disney Channel is upping its diversity game with its new original series Elena of Avalor.
