I had a great time at the MIT Media Lab, and now I am 45 minutes away in Providence, Rhode Island at the Rhode Island School of Design. You can read about what I'm doing on my new blog. Thank...

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Friend of RISD and global interlocutor Christopher Lydon sends me a postcard from Ghana where he is wearing the RISD flag. Thanks Chris! -JM

The 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is currently underway. This is the third time I’ve had the honor to participate in this unique gathering of global leaders and thinkers. I am presenting in a variety of sessions here at the forum from roughly 200 offerings on the global situation:

I had the opportunity to meet with one of our most distinguished alums, Mr. Peter Yang ID ‘50. Peter was an active leader in the early days of the Industrial Designers Society of America. In addition to working at GM during its heydays in the 50s, Peter designed one of the most iconic elements used in kitchens of the 60s and 70s: the Salton Food-Warming Tray.

Talking with Peter’s experiences working as a designer at GM sounded a lot like the world of AMC’s Mad Men with the proper dress of suits and a hat, and also a time when the word “design” was still stuck in a time of being synonymous with the less-attractive word of “styling.”

Listening to his times at Cranbrook (where he got his MFA) when he engaged with Eero Saarinen and Ray and Charles Eames was absolutely delightful conversation. -JM