Insights & News

Perspectives, provocations, & happenings.

Explore our latest thinking, writing, concepts, events, and news.

Defense

How automation and AI can help warfighters in high-stress situations.

Many operations are experiencing some degree of data automation or AI enablement, and the usability of that data is key to decision making.

Mobility

Why the rise of ‘modus non grata’ could lead to a dystopian future.

Small field robot in the woods on a foggy grey morning with a bear approaching from the background

Technology

Five robots we’ll want for our cities in five years.

Defense

Why advanced tech fails without good design.

Astronaut helmet displaying lit icons for future jobs in outer space

Space

Surprising jobs from the space workforce of the future.

Architectual drawing in black and white

Technology

Virtualizing the homebuying experience.

Movie Night Blog

People & Process

What will happen to our lockdown-inspired movie night.

Figure of a person using cross walk

Mobility

Five fixes for mobility.

Electric scooter dock lit at night

Mobility

Electric scooters are badly designed. Here’s how to fix them.

Grave stones featuring the names of dead brands

Technology

Survival skills for digital disruption.

Illustration of women imagining the future of online retail

Technology

Reimagining retail in the time of coronavirus.

Airplane wing surrounded by fog

Aviation

Insights to accelerate our return to air travel.

Avatars attending Apple's WWDC2020

Technology

Reading between the lines at WWDC 2020.

Figures seated in airplane under AirShield cabin safety device

Aviation

In air travel, social distancing is not enough.

Man sitting alone in an airport at the gate

Aviation

Airline survival is based on passengers coming back, asap.

Airplane cabin with welcome message on seat back screen

Aviation

How insights from outside aviation will shape a new passenger experience.