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10 things for 2012

To keep up with the tradition started last year, here's ten things we see meaningful in the year 2012. This time we've devided them into three overarching themes which will form their own interplay in the grand scheme of things. Enjoy, and do join the conversation at the comments below.

by Sami Niemelä Creative Director, Nordkapp

Categories Business, Foresight

THEME 1: Mobile Previously, we proposed year 2011 being the year of the mobile. It’s happening, albeit not quite as fast as we expected mostly due bad economy. Here is our take on 2012, divided into three themes —larger contexts, if you wish— we see as the most dominant catalysts for the change for the […]

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Towards a beautiful, broken future

Reflection on emergent themes at Cognitive Cities, and how the cracks and seams in between might actually be the thing to consider.

by Sami Niemelä Creative Director, Nordkapp

Categories Foresight, Urban Screens

Cognitive Cities was great. I had great fun presenting my view on urban information design and also enjoyed a great deal following all the other speakers as well. As usually happens at these conferences,a large part of the meaningful interaction went on in between the sessions, over a beer and so forth. This was definitely […]

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