When I was Director of Stanford Publishing Courses, I often tried to arrange visits to IDEO–the brilliant, Palo Alto-based design firm that was spun off from the work of Stanford professor David Kelley. IDEO uses design thinking to innovate–and is surely one of the top creative firms in the country.
Here IDEO takes on the future of books–three ideas worth a look:
The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.