We inhabit "a world drowning in objects" says Deyan Sudjic, director of London's Design Museum, in his book The Language of Things. In a column to...
In the UK, I've advocated for R&D tax credits to help ease the financial burden felt by many startups. And it's working. Small businesses often operate at a loss for the first few years. Tax credits allow these small businesses to make investments in workers, infrastructure or equipment - the freedom to build new ideas along with bottom line.
The biggest problem facing large organisations today is not a lack of desire to change but a lack of know-how. It stems from a fundamental leadership issue: the wrong types of people have been left in charge.
The US now graduates more visual and performing arts majors than engineers. The same is true in the UK, where a recent survey found that while 4% of teenage girls want to become engineers and 14% scientists, 32% wanted to be models.
Our new section on HuffPost UK is dedicated to all things inspirational. If turning your life around sounds like too much hard work, we're starting gently with food as our theme for week one. Over the next few days, you can look forward to learning about new food trends, bizarre food customs and new and exciting recipes, all designed to get you out of the daily food ruts we're all guilty of...
The blindspot, a white cane with friend-finding technology, two prosthetic arm options and a reliable pump to provide clean water in developing countr...
Design company Dyson has revealed its eagerly-awaited new product, a fan heater called the Dyson Hot. Based on the firm’s Air Multiplier fan, th...
While Osborne calls for a 'march of the makers', Gove considers dropping Design and Technology - the font of modern making - from the national curriculum. Inspirational design and technology lessons nurture problem solvers - people with the good ideas to be developed and exported.
Design firm Dyson is set to unveil a new product on September 14th, marking the company’s first product launch since the ground-breaking Air Multipl...
