I am pleased to announce that I’m now writing the occasional essay for LinkedIn as part of its Influencers group. Here’s my debut effort. What will I be writing about, you ask? Since my personality…
I'm very happy to be interviewing Chris Bangle onstage next week as part of an Open Garage series event at the Stanford Revs Program. Our discussion will focus on the topic of "Designing for Difference…
Earlier this week I moderated a discussion with Stefan Bradl and Lucio Cecchinello titled Embracing Risk in the Pursuit of Victory. Bradl and Lucio were appearing as part of the Open Garage series hosted by…
The essay I wrote for RACER magazine is now available online. You can find it here on pp. 34-35. The topic is Game Changers. At the risk of tooting my own horn, I think it's…
In 1992 I received a direct mailing talking about a new magazine called RACER. The mission of RACER, to provide a window into the world of racing, was tremendously exciting to me. As a mechanical…
A quick update: the IDEO x Rock Lobster team won the Creative Collaboration Bike award from the Oregon Manifest. Go Faraday!
About 18 years ago I dropped out of graduate school at Stanford and took a job as an R&D engineer at Hewlett-Packard Company. Actually, "dropped out" is a bit too strong of a phrase; it…
Stanford's alumni magazine, titled — you guessed it! — Stanford Magazine, ran a great story on the d.school a few weeks ago. The article speaks with my teacher/mentor/colleague/friend/hero David Kelley and others about not only…
I returned this morning from the TED conference in Long Beach. This year I found it exceptionally inspiring. And also draining: the content on stage, the people you meet, the people you don't meet,the locale,…
I was delighted earlier this month to learn that Fortune had named me to their list of "The smartest people in tech". When it comes to advancing the art and science of bringing cool stuff…
by Diego Rodriguez