The Pantheon was the first church I'd ever seen that had an open... by Bran Ferren

The Pantheon was the first church I'd ever seen that had an open view to God

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What people mean by the word "technology" is the stuff that doesn... by Bran Ferren

What people mean by the word "technology" is the stuff that doesn't really work yet.

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Visionaries not only believe that the impossible can be done, but... by Bran Ferren

Visionaries not only believe that the impossible can be done, but that it must be done.

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It's disgraceful and embarrassing that the highest technology in a typical city high school in this country is the metal detector the students pass through at the front door.

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Art and design are not luxuries, nor somehow incompatible with sc... by Bran Ferren

Art and design are not luxuries, nor somehow incompatible with science and engineering.

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I've never seen a great military, political, or corporate leader who was not a great storyteller. Telling stories is a core competency in business, although it's one that we don't pay enough attention to.

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I was attracted to things that combined art and science equally. I've always been equally interested in art design, science and engineering.

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The idea of connecting all people to knowledge and each other is... by Bran Ferren

The idea of connecting all people to knowledge and each other is enduring

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Failure is a necessary ingredient for success. by Bran Ferren

Failure is a necessary ingredient for success.

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My mother's an artist. My father was an artist and so I assumed that was normal growing up in art and the art world and spending our time around the world seeing art, experiencing things. It was great.

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I personally use the web as an Intelligence Amplifier. by Bran Ferren

I personally use the web as an Intelligence Amplifier.

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Most products are ugly. The harsh reality is that in many of these markets, form follows funding. And that products go where the market takes them.

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One of the great enemies of design is when systems or objects become more complex than a person - or even a team of people - can keep in their heads. This is why software is generally beneath contempt.

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