Categories: Research

Can Innovative Entrepreneurship be Taught?

Posted by: Reena Jana on October 13

A recent survey developed for the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy by research at New York University’s Stern School of Business and NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and…

Knoll’s New “Generation” Chair: Stylish Engineering and Comfort

Posted by: Reena Jana on May 29

The Generation by Knoll chair, which will debut at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair in Chicago in mid-June, is as comfortable an office seat as it is eye-catching. I’ve been…

Social Media Doesn’t Sell

Posted by: Damian Joseph on May 22

Social media is not a valid marketing tool. At least, that’s what a new study from Knowledge Networks shows. The report says 83% of people on the Internet use social…

Why Xerox’s Erasable Paper Isn’t On the Market (Yet)

Posted by: Reena Jana on January 21

At least since 2006 or so, Xerox has heralded its invention of “erasable” paper, but it hasn’t yet hit the market. And the company hasn’t said when it will. I…

Teens Don’t Think Scientists are Nerds

Posted by: Reena Jana on January 07

Today’s teens don’t see scientists as “nerdy,” according to a new study from the Lemelson-MIT Program, a non-profit based at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology devoted to recognizing exceptional inventors….

More on ModeMapping, a cool visualization tool

Posted by: Reena Jana on September 26

If you read Jeffery Mau’s insightful report from the recent Design Research conference at the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology, posted here on the NEXT blog, his…

Designing Research — conference report

Posted by: Helen Walters on September 24

This weekend saw the sixth Design Research conference, organized by students at the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology. I didn’t make the trip to Chicago, but I…