Inspiration

How it all began 
and where we're going next

Think beyond the possible.

The IC strives to create a place and process to encourage radically different disciplines to begin new conversations, exchange knowledge and find new ways to look at complex problems—something that happens today more through happenstance or serendipity. Here are some of the articles, innovations and individuals who inspire our thinking at the IC.

INSPIRATION

Mixed Reality and the Next Evolution in HCI

MICROSOFT
Featuring Lorraine Bardeen
June 5th, 2017

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Watching in Awe as Artists Bring their Visions to Life in MR

MICROSOFT
by Lorraine Bardeen
December 12th, 2017

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Three Ways AR Can Have a Positive Impact on Society

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
by Helen Papagiannis
April 20th, 2020

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Storytelling with Data

STYLE.ORG
by Jonathan Corum
February 28th, 2013

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Why Interdisciplinary Research Matters

NATURE
International Weekly Journal of Science
Sept. 16th, 2015

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Microsoft HoloLens HoloTour

MICROSOFT

September 1st, 2016

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A Makeover for Maps

NEW YORK TIMES
by Quentin Hardy
January 6th, 2014

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How Virtual Reality Can Create the Ultimate Empathy Machine

TED TALK
featuring Chris Milk
March, 2015

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Collaboration and Team Science: A Field Guide

NIH
National Cancer Institute
May, 2018

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Engineering Serendipity

ASPEN IDEAS
by Greg Lindsay
Oct. 31st, 2014

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Barcelona Smart City Expo World Congress

SMART CITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS
Featuring Kent Larson
November 19th, 2013


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How P&G Presents Data to Decision-Makers

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
by Thomas H. Davenport
April 3rd, 2014


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Science of Team Science (SciTS) Tool Kit

INSciTS
International Network for the Science of Team Science

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