Tom Hulme speaks about Designing for Emergence at TEDxCSM: four ways we can design to have value emerge and capture it. Watch the film here.

Marriott, Steelcase, and IDEO are coming together to design, create, and test concepts and solutions for the future of work and meetings in hotels. Read Marriott’s news release about the collaboration here.

In an interview with German Wirtschaftswoche, IDEO Munich co-lead Leif Huff discusses how companies can become more innovative. Read the full story here.

A smart bicycle light prototype, created by participants of the first IDEO London Make-a-thon, features in Financial Times “Innovation Barometer.” Read the article online here.

The European Commission looks to the OpenIDEO community for ideas on how to support web entrepreneurs in launching and growing sustainable global businesses. Read the post here.

89.3 KPCC Southern California Public Radio, the Pasadena, California, NPR affiliate, dives into Los Angeles County’s voting system. As a partner for the voting accessibility challenge on OpenIDEO, IDEO’s open innovation platform, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) are working to come up with solutions to accessibility challenges faced by people who can’t cast their ballot privately and independently. Download the audio and read the transcript here.

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Paul discusses the role of “home” in his Curiosity Chronicles column.

The World Economic Forum has appointed IDEO Design Director Tom Hulme as a Young Global Leader in recognition of his “professional accomplishments, commitment to society, and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.” He is one of 192 young leaders from 59 countries to receive the honor in 2012. Watch Tom interviewed here about the next generation of leaders and the challenges and opportunities they face.

David speaks about the need for creative confidence at the TED2012 conference. His wish: “Don’t divide the world into ‘creative’ and ‘non-creative.’ Let people realize they are naturally creative. .. When people regain that confidence, magic happens.” Read a summary of David’s talk on the TED blog.

Ian Sanders of Monocle Radio’s “The Entrepreneurs” interviews IDEO Design Director Tom Hulme about IDEO, design thinking and entrepreneurship. Listen to Tom’s interview here and find the full podcast of the show here.

Download the interview MP3 here.