Stories

Two cartoon robots on a yellow background: one has a round, human-like face in a bowl-shaped body, and the other is boxy with a smile, antennae, and a pink heart on its chest.

IDEO acquires Datascope, a Chicago-based data science firm, with support from kyu

Who will harness the power of Augmented Intelligence?* The daily interactions between humans and machines present a massive opportunity to build new ventures, create new markets, and unlock value for customers.

Digital Kitchen In Partnership with HBO, DK wins a Creative Arts Emmy Award

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Building Partnerships: The kyu Maru Program

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Creative Collaboration at Work: kyu Collective Canvas 2017

kyu has always set out to be a different type of collective, one driven by a unique purpose: to be a source of creativity that propels the economy and society forward. Three years since its founding, how are kyu and its member companies not only advancing this vision, but also transforming it into reality – especially through collaboration?

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Rebranding Red Peak

Red Peak has been making waves with their recent work for Brighthouse and Avnet.

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Cultivating Creative Talent: kyu at SXSW 2017

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Behavioral Economics Firm BEworks joins kyu Collective

The firm is the latest to join kyu’s network of creative companies.

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What It Looks Like When Philanthropy and Creativity Collide

In honor of #GivingTuesday, IDEO.org teamed up with the kyu Collective to launch #Designsgiving.

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Turning Creativity Into a Competitive Advantage

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IDEO Wins Fast Co. Innovation by Design Award

The prize honors the designers and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow.

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A Practical Guide to Feedback

For givers and receivers, SYPartners has created a new tool.

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Barbara Beskind on Design Hacks for Aging

The 92-year old IDEO fellow shares a few tips with Times New York TImes.

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IDEO Core77 Design Awards for IDEO

Four IDEO projects were honored in the 2016 Core77 Design Awards. In the Design Education Initiatives category, The Teachers Guild was selected as the Winner, and Creative Tensions as Notable. Designs in collaboration with Brooks England and Team Rubicon Global were honored as runners-up in the Consumer Products and Service Design categories, respectively.