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2020, illustrated
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Six illustrations we loved this year.

How data fuels the move to smart manufacturing
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The marriage of industrial data, artificial intelligence, and the industrial internet of things promises a new era of flexible product design.

Spatial analysis startup helps build healthy hospitals
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Spatio Metrics uses its spatial analysis software to link architects with data when designing heath care sites.

Why collaboration should be the rule, not the exception
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SPACE10’s Mikkel Christopher embraces crowdsourced innovation and everyday epiphanies.

3 things IKEA’s SPACE10 isn’t
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And what SPACE10 teaches us about innovation.

5 steps to ‘people-centered’ AI
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Artificial intelligence should amplify human strengths. Here’s a roadmap for developing systems that do just that.

2019, illustrated
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Six illustrations and photos we loved this year.

Avoid these 5 product marketing missteps
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First: Don’t tie yourself to a solution before you’ve got a problem.

24 MIT startups to watch
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A robotic bartender, customized skincare, smart clothing, and more.

This MIT startup is putting the ‘you’ back in user
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Design research startup Human Element wants companies to stop selling to ‘users,’ start connecting as people.