Photo of the Week: Evening Stroll at the Peony Garden

Pink peony bush

For the past several years, I do my best to visit the Peony Garden at Nichols Arboretum on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor to see the blooming historic peonies.

With 27 beds that can contain 30 peony bushes each, exploring the Peony Garden is one of my favorite things to do in the spring. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Evening Stroll at the Peony Garden

TEDxDetroit 2015 Call for Speakers, Early Bird Tickets Available

TEDxDetroit We are the X

Save the date! TEDxDetroit returns to the Motor City with a day of inspiration, ideas, and innovation on October 8, 2015. For its seventh year, the event moves to a new venue: the historic Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit.

The one-day conference brings together entrepreneurs, creators, designers, makers, doers, artists, and geeks talking about and sharing positive ideas for the world from Detroit.Continue reading TEDxDetroit 2015 Call for Speakers, Early Bird Tickets Available

TED: What is the First Secret of Design? [Video]

Tony Fadell showing a Nest thermometer to the TED audience

We’ve all been there. The everyday things that are a part of our lives, that we pay close attention to at first, we stop noticing over time.

But as a designer, it’s up to you to look at those everyday things, go one step further, and find ways to improve them. Continue reading TED: What is the First Secret of Design? [Video]