Live In The Time of Quarantine Compassion, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement Better design means better for everyone Thirty years ago, the Americans with Disabilities act was signed into law, declaring that people with disabilities could no longer be denied access to jobs, school, transportation, or to public places. The need to design our conferences and trade shows to be ADA-compliant may have been met with resistance […] Written by BPH July 31, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine No Blind Passing The view on the other side of the hill for the live events industry Most of us have experienced the frustration of being stuck behind a slow driver on a two-lane highway. If you’re on a hilly road, or one with lots of curves, you simply can’t pass them, because you can’t get a clear […] Written by BPH July 24, 2020October 23, 2020
Live In The Time of Quarantine Why Events Matter Nurturing what’s best in the human experience. Like just about everyone I talk to lately, I am craving human contact. In fact, I am craving the jostling sidewalk crowds and weekend market throngs that used to annoy me. I want to rub shoulders with people. I want to watch tour groups move like a school […] Written by BPH April 5, 2020October 23, 2020
Thoughts from the Zeitgeist It’s a Small World Expanding globally promotes design diversity. Have you ever thought about the expression, “It’s a small world”? Typically, it’s an exclamation used when we run into a friend unexpectedly, or meet a stranger who happens to share our esoteric tastes. Technology has made the world smaller in the sense that it is easier to visit – […] Written by BPH January 26, 2017October 23, 2020
We Are All Designers Designing For a Digital World If Apple had waited for people to demand a small, portable MP3 player, we’d still be waiting for that first iPod. And that’s the cool thing about disruptive innovations that change everything — they catch people by surprise. Of course, market disruptors have been around for a long time. The introduction of the English Long […] Written by BPH July 21, 2016October 26, 2020
We Are All Designers If You Want to Be Seen As Innovative – You Have to Innovate. Pretty much every company on the planet wants to be seen as innovative. But fewer want to do the hard work of actually being innovative. If only it were as easy as showing up with an Apple Watch strapped to our wrists. But real innovation involves work, risk, and even worse, failure. Innovation is the […] Written by BPH February 11, 2016October 26, 2020
