Practice
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crowdSPRING: The Conversation
STA hosted Mike Samson and Ross Kimbarovsky of crowdSPRING, the Chicago-based Internet company whose model of fixed-payment design asks tough questions about the future of design. In a lively debate with moderator Joseph Michael Essex and STA members, Mike and Ross made these points:
Do Something Big
I recently had the opportunity to do something I’ve always hoped to do–visit Africa. I visited for several reasons, but I think my biggest motivation was my belief that firms need to do work outside their “normal client” environment, especially when that work helps organizations that so desperately need it.