Every day, somewhere in the world, we are making differences - either changing the "now" or making the "next." Here are some of the news makers:

Idea Award 2008

Continuum wins with Hamilton G5
 

Empathic Design Creates a New Baby Bottle Line

Emotional design results in a new product line to accompany a baby's natural growth-- from bottle-feeding to drinking from a glass. Here is how Continuum has flipped the baby bottle on its side. > More
 

Continuum News & Events

 

Harry West delivers keynote at EFQM Forum in Bilbao, Spain

 

Brushing up on Green Packaging

 

Newton Students try their hand at theater design

 

Product Review: Preserve Toothbrush

Preserve mail back toothbrush package > More
 

How to Run a Design Firm for Social Change

 

Harry West discusses "Sustainable by Design: The New Imperative"

 

Herman Miller Healthcare introduces the Compass System

 

That's eye catching! Designers grade the new olympic mascots

 

Continuum is leading a panel discussion for the MDG

 

Applying Design Thinking to Solve Business Challenges

 

Continuum hosts Roger Martin in Boston

 

Boston Summit on the Educational Imperatives of the Grand Challenges

 

Fostering a Creative Culture in Health Care

 

Chris Michaud Finalist Judge for 2010 Staples Global EcoEasy Challenge

 

Chris Michaud to speak on human-centered innovation

 

Anthony Pannozzo to present Design Thinking & Emerging Markets

 

Craig LaRosa to deliver keynote at IDEC

 

Chris Hosmer presents "The Innovation Gap"

 

Harry West to discuss Global Innovation Design

 
 

Amy Quigley to present Innovation for Marketers

 

Anna Muoio to participate in Aspen Design Summit

 
 

CVS Shoppers Get Green for Going Green

 

Jon Campbell & Augusta Meill

 

Retailers Paying Customers to Bring Their Own Bags

 

Brian Stonecipher discusses Human Factors at Kellogg School of Management

 
 

Continuum facilitates Design Thinking workshop at COINS 2009

 

Gianna Ericson authors article on designing for the healthcare journey

 
 

The Next Boom: Design for Emerging Markets

 

Continuum CEO talks about the Art of Innovation

 

Continuum Examines All Shades of Consumer Behavior

 

Continuum Wins Two Prestigious IDEA Awards

 
 

Zaccai names Harry West CEO

 
 

Acuity Experience

"Fuorisalone" 23 - 27 April 2009 > More
 
 

Puzzle Pieces: The Laptop for Kids With Autism

 

New Study is First to Reveal What

 

Harry West And Kristin Johnson At Parsons

 

Continuum and Interaction Design at MIT

Continuum sponsored an interaction design course at MIT and acted as mentors > More
 

Colorblind: How Consumers See Green

DMI features piece on Continuum's research study on consumers and green > More
 

Design consultancy firm shifts to transparent, celebratory work culture

Business is growing, has become an aspirational destination for top talent > More
 

Craig LaRosa on Service Design

Design thinking beyond products: design thinking for service and experience > More
 

Continuum Announces Partnership with Elephant Strategy + Design

 

Ecolect talks with Grant Kristofek on

 

Thinking By Design

Vice President of Brand Experience Tom Burchard shares his thoughts on design thinking > More
 

Sean Brennan and Kelly Sherman Talk Green

Strategists present early findings and aim of our green study "Colorblind" > More
 

Martin Broen Keynote Speaker

Martin Broen from our Milan studio delivers the keynote speach at the DIMe conference in Mexico. > More
 

Design: From Everyday to Extraordinary

Popular New England program "Chronicle" realizes the importance of good design in making an everyday product become an extraordinary one. And so do many folks working in the design field around Greater Boston. > More
 

A New Model for Green Design

A radical document, supported by industry organizations, major designers and leading consultancies, aims to set a new standard for sustainability in design. Grant Kristofek, Continuum's sustainability champion, lends his thoughts to the piece. > More
 

Masters of Collaboration

The 21st century design environment trades individual stars for teamwork. BusinessWeek considers the value of this collaboration and Continuum's role. > More
 

Richard Sapper: Fifty Years at the Drawing Board

Gianfranco Zaccai lends his thoughts on the value of the collaborative design process > More
 

More Corporations Embracing Innovation

As BusinessWeek says, "demand from corporate clients for help in executing innovation is surging" and companies like ours are in the spotlight. > More
 

Continuum Signs The Designers Accord

The Designers Accord is a coalition of design and innovation firms focused on working together to create positive environmental and social impact. > More
 

Gianfranco Zaccai Awarded Honorary Doctorate

North Carolina State Recognizes Zaccai's Career in Design and Innovation > More
 

Wrap up of Green Design Event

A wrap up of our recent event on green design and sustainability > More
 

OLPC: Give one, Get one

One Laptop Per Child is a project with the goal of providing laptops to children all over the world. The new program, "give one, get one" is making great strides towards making this dream a reality. Click to find out more. > More
 

Bruce Nussbaum on our design education initiative

The search for talent, and how to hone it, is considered in BusinessWeek's recent design education coverage > More
 

Gianfranco Zaccai on the Future of Design

Continuum Founder and CEO to present at DMI's "The Changing Role of Design and Design Management in Business" > More
 

Dan Buchner on Impacting Global Issues By Design

Some of the world’s most significant problems can’t be solved with products alone, no matter how well designed they may be. > More
 

Designing for Diabetics

Innovative design is helping diabetics live better lives. Our award winning design on Insulet's Omnipod system is featured. > More
 

Substance: Diverse Practices from the Periphery

The Center for Visual Art at the Metropolitan State College of Denver partners with IDSA to showcase design that offers cause, method and impact. Three of our designs are featured. Kenneth Jewell speaks on OLPC at the exhibit's opening. > More
 

Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum: Design for the Other 90%

Designers, engineers, students and professors, architects, and social entrepreneurs from all over the globe are devising cost-effective ways to increase access to food and water, energy, education, healthcare, revenue-generating activities, and affordable transportation for those who most need them. Continuum's role in all that is featured in the newest exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt. > More
 

Landing The Design Job

The three things every job hunting designer needs to know. > More
 

Got a gallon? Next stop — 200 miles

“The goal is still to energize America’s youth into kind of the next great space race,” only for energy and climate change, Continuum engineer Gaurav Rohatgi said. “The challenge of a car or [form of] transportation that doesn’t ruin the environment an achievable goal.” > More
 

Dan Buchner on 'Radical Innovation' at the INDEX award conference

Buchner considers innovation on both a conscious and strategic level > More
 

Sustainability and Green Design

Continuum talked with sustainability expert and author Bob Willard on the realities and misconceptions around designing green, working towards sustainability and the effect on the bottom line. Willard tackles the myths and sheds light on the possibilities. Read the interview > More
 

Dan Buchner at the International Design Forum in Dubai

What industrial areas will contribute to the innovations of the future? What design disciplines are most likely to create innovative products? What opportunities does industrial design open to business leaders? Who decides what is next for industrial products? Dan Buchner and a group of international design luminaries group try and find out. > More
 

The Evolution of Design at MIT Innovation Club

Design Strategist Theresa Chiueh on the evolution of design culture > More
 

Design Awards: Hall of Frame

Exhibitor magazine gives a nod to Cervelo: the brand of choice for cycling aficionados > More
 

AIGA: Branding the Next Brand

Dean Whitney moderates an evening of presentation and discussion on what the landscape of the world's next big brands might look like--and how we will get there > More
 

Can a Company Be Run as a Democracy?

Equality and collaboration in the workplace stimulate creativity > More
 

Design Thinking: Envisioning the Solution

Design Strategists Kristen Heist and Theresa Chiueh shared outlook and process at IDSA Southern District Conference Workshop > More
 

Harry West and Dan Buchner at the Rotman School

Bruce Nussbaum recently wrote in BusinessWeek Online, "Managers who want to 'get' the new innovation paradigm should check out [Rotman's] MBA and exec-ed programs." West and Buchner will share with students the ins and outs of design thinking. > More
 

World's 11 Coolest New Products

Beauty is more than skin-deep. The winners of Business 2.0's 3rd annual Bottom Line Design Awards are also versatile, elegant, eco-friendly, and--most important--successful. > More
 

Democratic principles making businesses more transparent

The creativity and empowerment spawned by the Information Age is bringing democracy to work. > More
 

Continuum's Jung Tak Designs The Future for PC Magazine

Ubicycle will do for bikes what Zipcar did for cars--only it's far more efficient. See why. > More
 

Continuum named as one of the 34 Most Democratic Companies in the World

Unique and collaborative corporate culture named as key attributes to winning > More
 

Design Squad Premieres On PBS

Continuum provided the design and engineering consultation for the new nationally televised program > More
 

Dan Buchner to Speak at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art

Uncover Thursdays at the ICA Addresses the Notions of Seeing Through the Eyes of a Designer > More
 

Gianfranco Zaccai speaking at the CDC Edition of the Future of Healthcare Technology

Continuum founder and CEO to speak on how technology and design can create better experiences for the medical consumer. > More
 

Kelly Sherman, artist on exhibition at Continuum's studio, wins prestigious Foster Prize

“Kelly Sherman’s work is a captivating mix of the conceptual and the emotional,” ICA director Jill Medvedow said in a statement. “Like so many exceptional artists, she helps us to see the familiar in entirely new ways. > More
 

A Smaller, Sleeker Heart Pump

Less intrusive and better-designed devices are in the works—and analysts predict profits for the companies that make them > More
 

Emotional Design

Alexandre Hennen talks with ICON magazine on approaching design challenges with a blank slate, and creating emotional products and experiences that resonate with consumers. > More
 

Continuum Engages in Two New International Alliances

Smirnov Design and China Bridge International Help Continuum Augment Offering > More
 

Designed for Loving

What sells better than quality and is more precious than good value? A product engineered to create a great emotional experience > More
 

Use It or Lose It

When it comes to evaluating emotional and functional usability, Continuum addresses business touch-points from your customer's perspective. > More
 
 

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Awards

 

/Sprint/Palm Pre Launch Campaign
2009 Event Design Bronze Award

Insulet OmniPod
2009 Gold Award, Best New Product

/Colorblind, Understanding Green
2009 Gold IDEA: Research

AmpliFIT Hearing Test GUI Design
2009 Bronze IDEA, Interactive Product Experiences

/Affymetrix Gene Scanner 3000

Sprint Studio Store
2009 Award of Excellence, Experimental/Virtual Community

Hamilton G5 Ventilator GUI Design
2008 Silver IDEA; Interactive Product Experiences

Yakult Probiotic Drink Delivery System
2008 Bronze IDEA; Transportation