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iPhones and the price of air
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 15:12 - 3 minutes - VideoAn instant design classic the iPhone was more than just a mobile and transformed Robin Roy's life. Just what is it that made it so successful, and what’s it got to do with the price of air?
Transcript -- iPhones and the price of air
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 15:12 - application/pdfTranscript -- An instant design classic the iPhone was more than just a mobile and transformed Robin Roy's life. Just what is it that made it so successful, and what’s it got to do with the price of air?
Too hot to handle?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:53 - 3 minutes - VideoIndustrial design in a domestic kitchen, what could possibly go wrong? Georgy Holden's kiln gets the team wondering.
Transcript -- Too hot to handle?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:53 - application/pdfTranscript -- Industrial design in a domestic kitchen, what could possibly go wrong? Georgy Holden's kiln gets the team wondering.
Why there's still lead in the pencil
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:45 - 4 minutes - VideoA brilliant communication device, it does what it's meant to do, it doesn't break, and it's cheap to replace if you lose it. Jeff Johnson praises the mechanical pencil.
Transcript -- Why there's still lead in the pencil
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:45 - application/pdfTranscript -- A brilliant communication device, it does what it's meant to do, it doesn't break, and it's cheap to replace if you lose it. Jeff Johnson praises the mechanical pencil.
Old water in new bottles?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:25 - 5 minutes - VideoWhy re-invent the bottle? Theo Zamenopoulos and the team explore the advantages and disadvantages of a new design for an old object.
Transcript -- Old water in new bottles?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 14:25 - application/pdfTranscript -- Why re-invent the bottle? Theo Zamenopoulos and the team explore the advantages and disadvantages of a new design for an old object.
Are you sitting comfortably?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:57 - 3 minutes - VideoWhat makes a good chair? Theo Zamenopoulos considers the factors that produce good design while sitting in his favourite place.
Transcript -- Are you sitting comfortably?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:57 - application/pdfTranscript -- What makes a good chair? Theo Zamenopoulos considers the factors that produce good design while sitting in his favourite place.
Is good design going down the plughole?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:41 - 4 minutes - VideoIs good design going down the plug-hole? Meet the Open University Design faculty as they debate what does, or doesn't, make a well-designed sink strainer. Theo Zamenopoulos, Georgy Holden, Robin Roy, and Jeff Johnson outline their design interests.
Transcript -- Is good design going down the plughole?
Design Essentials: small objects of desire - for iPod/iPhone - August 21, 2014 13:40 - application/pdfTranscript -- Is good design going down the plug-hole? Meet the Open University Design faculty as they debate what does, or doesn't, make a well-designed sink strainer. Theo Zamenopoulos, Georgy Holden, Robin Roy, and Jeff Johnson outline their design interests.
Meet the leaders
Leadership in Health and Social Care - for iPod/iPhone - September 27, 2013 15:10 - 3 minutes - VideoLeadership, are you worth it? From hospital ward to CEO’s office six leaders responsible for delivering vital health and social care services provide an insight into the challenges facing the public sector.
Leaders or managers?
Leadership in Health and Social Care - for iPod/iPhone - September 27, 2013 11:17 - 6 minutes - VideoWhat makes an effective leader, how do leaders differ from managers and how can you learn to lead are questions explored by six leaders from the health and social care sector.
What makes a leader?
Leadership in Health and Social Care - for iPod/iPhone - September 27, 2013 11:05 - 4 minutes - VideoAmbition, drive and focus or empathy, integrity and vision? What are the key characteristics of effective leadership in the health and care sectors?
Leading cultures
Leadership in Health and Social Care - for iPod/iPhone - September 27, 2013 09:05 - 5 minutes - VideoBox-ticking or results-driven, top-down or bottom-up, open or closed? How does the culture of an organisation shape its leaders? And how can leaders shape that culture?
The language of leaders
Leadership in Health and Social Care - for iPod/iPhone - September 27, 2013 09:05 - 5 minutes - VideoDo you have a dream? How can leaders use language to get their message across and bring their colleagues with them?
Leading values
Leadership in Health and Social Care - for iPod/iPhone - September 26, 2013 15:41 - 8 minutes - Video“The only way is ethics.” How important are morals to leaders, and what happens when there’s a conflict of values?
Notes on the dialogues
Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches - November 14, 2012 09:12 - application/pdfAbstracts and notes on the authors of the four presentations featured in this podcast.
Anne-Marie Fortier and Caroline Howarth in Dialogue
Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches - November 08, 2012 16:15 - 6 minutes - VideoAfter their keynote presentations, Anne-Marie Fortier and Caroline Howarth continued to explore citizenship and multiculturalism in dialogue.
Citizenship & the future of Multiculturalism - Caroline Howarth
Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches - November 06, 2012 13:52 - 20 minutes - VideoCaroline Howarth's keynote presentation from the 2nd international meeting of the MMIIDA network (Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches) held at City University London. Caroline Howarth is Senior Lecturer in Soci...
Citizenship & the future of Multiculturalism - Anne-Marie Fortier
Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches - November 06, 2012 13:28 - 20 minutes - VideoAnne-Marie Fortier's keynote presentation from the 2nd international meeting of the MMIIDA network (Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches) held at City University London. Anne-Marie Fortier is a Reader in Social ...
The Dynamics of a Dialogical Approach- Ivana Markova
Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches - November 06, 2012 13:22 - 23 minutes - VideoIvana Markova's keynote presentation from the 2nd international meeting of the MMIIDA network (Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches) held at City University London. Ivanova Markova is professor emeritus of Socia...
The Dynamics of a Dialogical Approach - Paul Sullivan
Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches - November 06, 2012 10:41 - 19 minutes - VideoPaul Sullivan's keynote presentation from the 2nd international meeting of the MMIIDA network (Migration, Multiculturalism, Integration & Identity – Dialogical Approaches) held at City University London. Paul Sullivan a Lecturer in Social Psychology ...
State Agency and State Formation in Africa
African Agency - November 14, 2011 13:10 - VideoDr David Williams is head of the Department of International Politics at City University London. This paper explores the question of what might be meant by a specifically state agency. The paper is primarily theoretical, but it is inspired by recent ev...
The return of Omnibalancing?
African Agency - November 14, 2011 12:57 - VideoDr Danielle Beswick is a Lecturer in the International Development Department, University of Birmingham, and Director of the Research Group on Statebuilding in Difficult Environments. Reflecting the contention that politics should be seen in systemic p...
Diffused continentally; Undermined abroad?
African Agency - November 03, 2011 18:29 - VideoProfessor Chris Landsberg is Head of the Department of Politics at the University of Johannesberg. This paper, given at the "African Agency: Implications for IR Theory" seminar at City University London in September 2011, seeks to explore the challenge...
Africa, governmentality and the international
African Agency - November 03, 2011 18:26 - VideoDr Carl Death is Lecturer in International Politics at Aberystwyth University. This paper, given at the "African Agency: Implications for IR Theory" seminar at City University London in September 2011, argues that by treating governmentality as an anal...
Still 'Agency in tight corners'?
African Agency - November 03, 2011 15:50 - VideoDr William Brown is Senior Lecturer in Government and Politics at the Open University. This paper, given at the "African Agency: Implications for IR Theory" seminar at City University London in September 2011, considers some of the substantive and theo...
From Empire and Cold War to the Emerging Markets Century
African Agency - November 03, 2011 15:35 - VideoDr Stefan Andreasson is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Queen's University Belfast. This paper, given at the "African Agency: Implications for IR theory" seminar at City University London in September 2011 examines ‘African agency’ in an...
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