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Japan’s quiet, clean demolition technique generates clean energy

by timbatchelder, posted in Knowledge Management, Systems Science

Japan’s quiet, clean demolition technique generates clean energy
By Liat Clark, wired.co.uk

Technology

A Japan­ese con­struc­tion com­pa­ny is using giant jacks and electricity-generating cranes to dis­man­tle a high-rise tower in Tokyo, floor by floor.

Tai­sei Cor­po­ra­tion is using its Eco­log­i­cal Repro­duc­tion Sys­tem (Tecorep…

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Japan explores remote, virtual workforce after disasters

by timbatchelder, posted in Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Regenerative Economy, Systems Science

After a Disaster, Japan Looks for Alternatives to the Office
bloomberg.com

Cour­tesy Soco­co

Think your boss is stub­born about let­ting you work from home? Try going to Japan.

Telecom­mut­ing is sim­ply not built into the busi­ness cul­ture there. Just 12 per­cent of Internet-connected Japan­ese office work­ers woul…

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Mercer’s 2011 Cost of Living survey highlights

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Sustainable Design, Systems Science
Cost of Living Then and Now - 1990 vs 2012
Cost of Living Then and Now – 1990 vs 2012 (Photo credit: HSBC UK Press Office)
English: Mercer Logo
English: Mercer Logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Mercer’s 2011 Cost of Living survey highlights.

best cost of living index for 150 cities. lists cities which are least expensive to retire to worldwide.

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Future Perfect: Ethnographic approaches to technology R&D

by timbatchelder, posted in Cognitive Science, Digital health, Knowledge Management
flash ethnography: observations of a doctor's ...
flash ethnography: observations of a doctor’s use of mobile tech with a patient (Photo credit: Tricia Wang ???)

 

Jan Chipchase is a Executive Creative Director of Global Insights at frog – a global design and innovation company. Prior to this role she worked for almost a decade as a strategist in Nokia’s Los Angeles design studio and Principal Scientist in the Nokia Research Center, Tokyo. She specializes in taking teams of concept/industrial designers, psychologists, usability experts, sociologists, and ethnographers into the field and, after a fair bit of work, getting them home safely.

 

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