Strategic Design

This "mobile laboratory" initiative by BMW and Guggenheim was an interesting manifestation of the optimistic 'change is possible if we want to make it' vibe prevailing at the time (2011-12).

A team of creative neighbourhood-changers that assemble as a non-profit think tank to come up with interesting ways to start conversations, renew a sense of community, and unfold curiosities.

Dan Hill on “dark matter”: a term borrowed from the historian Wouter Vanstiphout referring to the hidden mass of policies and power that affect decision-making, the process, as well as the success or failure of projects.

Aerials was a forum about doing and designing business for a networked world. Organized by Totem, a Toronto-based consultancy, and curated by The Alpine Review, the first Aerials event was held in Toronto 10/2015.

A pioneering institution, a trailblazing magazine, a legendary region and a networked culture. Fabrica’s new CEO talks us through the realignment and new outlook energizing the centre.

As people are realizing that design can become a valuable differentiator, designers are pulling more weight, leading the charge, and even breaking out on their own.

The pair sat down with Patrick Tanguay (PT), Editor-at-large of The Alpine Review, to chat about gentrification, the ways Berlin has changed over the last fifteen years, and whether affordable cities destroy ambition.

Patrick Tanguay, editor-at-large of The Alpine Review, sat down with the pair to talk about managing relationships on social media, the benefits of drunk tweeting, and the increasing intimacy of social communication.

Louis-Jacques Darveau, sat down with Helge and Neil Perkin to talk about new ways of structuring organizations, how companies are leaving customers out of the conversation, and the importance of online platforms for spreading innovative ideas.