Associate Parliamentary Design and Innovation Group

Humanscale Introduces Smart Conference, an Intuitive Collaborative Seating Solution for the Hybrid Workplace

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Monday, May 22, 2023

Smart Conference was designed with the understanding that conference rooms must evolve to seamlessly accommodate hybrid meetings, delivering an equitable seating experience for in-office workers.

Key Points: 
  • Smart Conference was designed with the understanding that conference rooms must evolve to seamlessly accommodate hybrid meetings, delivering an equitable seating experience for in-office workers.
  • The chair embodies this philosophy through the incorporation of Humanscale's Form-Sensing Technology, which provides an instantly tailored sitting experience for each user.
  • While the future of work life is undergoing major transformation, we saw an opportunity with Smart Conference to make the collaborative and flexible workplace effortless," shared Sergio Silva King, Director of Design and Innovation at Humanscale.
  • "A smart chair adapts to your weight and shape automatically, as if the chair were made just for you," said Diffrient.

Epson Announces Silicon Valley "Innovation Challenge" Event for Developers and Startups

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson today announced it will be hosting its first U.S.-based "Epson Innovation Challenge," a one-week hybrid "hackathon" series. Held in San Francisco, San Jose and remotely from April 13-20, the event will challenge innovators to develop solutions based on current or new customer needs for Epson printer and scanner products that enhance communication, collaboration and the user experience. Applications are open now through March 30.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., March 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson today announced it will be hosting its first U.S.-based "Epson Innovation Challenge," a one-week hybrid "hackathon" series.
  • Epson will be hosting its first U.S.-based "Epson Innovation Challenge," a one-week hybrid "hackathon" series.
  • "We're very excited to launch the 'Epson Innovation Challenge' as part of our Open Innovation Program efforts and welcome innovators, developers and startups to join this unique opportunity."
  • "We've planned an exciting week, packed with insightful workshops, great mentors and welcoming teams to work from our San Francisco campus, the Epson Silicon Valley office, or remotely."

VIVID EV Announces Organization Changes and Additions

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- We are proud to announce a series of exciting changes within the VIVID EV organization.

Key Points: 
  • FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- We are proud to announce a series of exciting changes within the VIVID EV organization.
  • Furthermore, Tom Strickland continues in his position as Chief Operating Officer, with expanded responsibilities and Joe Webster is joining VIVID EV as our Senior Vice President of Design and Innovation.
  • VIVID EV announces organization changes and additions!
  • Overall, these changes better position VIVID EV for future success by combining a strong executive team with deep business acumen and understanding of current trends in technology and innovation.

One of nation's top engineering and design firms tackling the climate crisis names new leadership, launches innovation group, and promises more Living Buildings

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

Leading the 350-person firm, Agulles will focus on positioning PAE for a new era of addressing decarbonization through engineering and design.

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  • Leading the 350-person firm, Agulles will focus on positioning PAE for a new era of addressing decarbonization through engineering and design.
  • The management-owned firm is a pioneer in the design of Living Buildings such as the Bullitt Center, Rocky Mountain Innovation Center, the Kendeda Building at Georgia Tech, and the PAE Living Building.
  • The Regenerative Design Group provides thought leadership and develops fresh, new strategies to advance net-zero carbon and beyond.
  • “As all-electric building codes are passed, we have an opportunity to leverage our extensive experience on nearly 100 all-electric buildings.

100% NORG SNOW GOGGLE WINS 2022 ISPO AWARD

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Friday, December 2, 2022

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 100% is proud to announce that the Norg Snow Goggle has won the 2022 ISPO AWARD for Design and Innovation. The Norg is the flagship model in the 2022-23 Snow Goggle Collection, which made its global debut last month.  Norg is equipped with 100% proprietary 3DPlane Molded Lens Technology first introduced in 2019 with their revolutionary MX & MTB goggle, the Armega.

Key Points: 
  • SAN DIEGO, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --100% is proud to announce that the Norg Snow Goggle has won the 2022 ISPO AWARD for Design and Innovation.
  • The Norg is the flagship model in the 2022-23 Snow Goggle Collection, which made its global debut last month.Norg is equipped with 100% proprietary 3DPlane Molded Lens Technology first introduced in 2019 with their revolutionary MX & MTB goggle, the Armega.
  • 100% CEO and Co-founderLudo Boinnard said, "When we began building our new Collection of Snow Goggles over 2 years ago, we focused on the features that matter most to skiers and snowboarders.
  • The introductory styles Norg , Snowcraft , and Okan are purpose-built to enhance the on-snow experience for riders of all levels.

Announcement for the 2nd China Shaoxing global high-level talents innovation competition of new industry platform with "Wanmu Qianyi"

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Relevant matters of the Competition are hereby announced as below:

Key Points: 
  • Relevant matters of the Competition are hereby announced as below:
    The 2nd China Shaoxing Global High-Level Talents Innovation Competition Of New Industry Platform With "Wanmu Qianyi" is open to high-level talents at home and abroad.
  • The participants are divided into two groups: Innovation Group and New Talent Group, and the competition is held with the "2+2" mode.
  • The Innovation Group focuses on integrated circuits and advanced polymer materials industries, while the New Talent Group focuses on biomedicine and high-end equipment manufacturing industries.
  • (V) The Organizing Committee reserves the opinion of further supplementing the competition rules and the right of final interpretation according to the progress of the competition.

BRP announces expansion and new Design Studio in Europe

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Monday, January 31, 2022

Today, BRP reaffirms the central role of design and innovation as engines for growth and proudly confirms its expansion in Europe with the implementation of a Design Studio in Sophia-Antipolis in the South of France.

Key Points: 
  • Today, BRP reaffirms the central role of design and innovation as engines for growth and proudly confirms its expansion in Europe with the implementation of a Design Studio in Sophia-Antipolis in the South of France.
  • The new studio will officially open its doors in December 2022, marking another important step towards developing and leveraging its design expertise worldwide.
  • BRP evaluated several locations for its new Design Studio.
  • The European Design Studio Team will be headed by a dedicated Design Manager, and comprised of several product, transportation, and CAD designers.

Global Creative Consultancy Lippincott Announces Largest Team Expansion in 75+ Year History

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lippincott , a global creative consultancy, announced that 2021 represented the largest expansion of Partners in its 75+ year history with a new slate of senior hires.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lippincott , a global creative consultancy, announced that 2021 represented the largest expansion of Partners in its 75+ year history with a new slate of senior hires.
  • He's a tireless advocate of the importance of fast culture, growth hacking, and constantly learning new models for building brands.
  • Prior to joining Lippincott, Tom spent his career founding and leading disruptive digital-first agencies, including Makeable and Poke.
  • Her remit at Lippincott will focus on leading client programs across brand strategy.Emma rejoins the Lippincott team from Nestl.

VISANG Education Won Gold in Italy's "A' Design Award" for its global Edtech math brand, "Math Alive"

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Thursday, July 15, 2021

SEOUL, South Korea, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --VISANG Education's EdTech mathematics brand design won gold at this year's "A' Design Award" (A' Design Award & Competition 2021) held in Italy.

Key Points: 
  • SEOUL, South Korea, July 15, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --VISANG Education's EdTech mathematics brand design won gold at this year's "A' Design Award" (A' Design Award & Competition 2021) held in Italy.
  • It is hosted by A' Design Award & Competition SRL and is sponsored by various organizations including the Association of Design.
  • This year, VISANG Education was awarded gold for EdTech's math learning brand, " Math Alive " in the "Graphics, Illustration an Visual Communication Design" category.
  • Math Alive is a global math education program that integrates elementary digital math content into AllviA , a comprehensive education platform developed by VISANG Education.

Lords debates funding for schools

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Members consider impact of government approach

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  • Members of the Lords, including the chair of the strategy board at the Institute of Effective Education and the vice chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Education, will debate the impact on schools of the governments approach to school funding, in the House of Lords on Thursday 29 November.
  • This is a general debate.
  • During debates, members are able to put their experience to good use, discussing current issues and drawing the government's attention to concerns.
  • The debate was proposed by Baroness Morris of Yardley (Labour), chair of the strategy board at the Institute of Effective Education, University of York.