A 3-minute conference on irrational exuberance

Keynote:
For those who recall, Alan Greenspan used this phrase to describe the
activity in the financial markets almost 10 years ago and into the
period that followed. It is a convenient piece of poetic poignancy and
oh so familiar in design discussions today.
Clearly, design has been liberated from its former life, in part due
to a climate that hungers [...]

Posted at 9am on 12/19/08 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Change, Design & Business, Emergence, Shift, Torch, Wicked Problems | read on

Who Needs Unfinished Business?

Umair Haque made a bold post on his Edge Economy blog on the Harvard Business Publishing site this week. In it he calls for the development of next generation businesses that will challenge the rot he sees at the heart of the institutions of business, most lately indicted by the fall-out of the Sub-Prime crisis.
Haque [...]

Posted at 12pm on 9/27/08 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Change, Design & Business, Emergence, Shift, Torch, Wicked Problems | read on

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Torch Partnership is Michael Anton Dila and Robin Uchida. Located in Toronto, we are a consulting firm that uses design methods to grapple with business problems.