Philips Design Probes

A Design Probe by definition needs to be as provocative as possible in order to attract and generate enough discussion and ideas around it as possible. A Design Probe will eventually lead the researchers to insights into our (people/consumer) mind and in particular get insights on future preferences.

Therefore Philips seems to have conceived a full program around the concept of Design Probes, certainly in an effort to continuously tap and track future trends that may open doors into mainstream issues and potentially future business solutions for them.

Here’s two of the several examples coming out of the program:

Future of Food

Off the Grid

if you’d like, you can read more about the Philips Design Probes Program or simply join the discussion at Ning.

Ergonomics in Design

É já na próxima 2ª feira às 14 horas no Salão Nobre da Faculdade de Motricidade Humana que terá lugar o ‘Ergonomics in Design“:

O programa está disponível aqui. Estava a pensar dar lá um salto para assistir à apresentação do Prof. M.S. Wogalter sobre “O futuro dos avisos: activados pela tecnologia“, um problema bastante actual e pertinente como vem descrito no último livro do D. Norman: “Design of future things“.

Pode ser que nos encontremos por lá.