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Through our partnership with AIGA, frog fosters idea exchange within the discipline of design. Together, we host the ongoing Classic/Contemporary event series in New York, which explores the evolution of the creative community – and how designers may draw upon our history to encounter the world in fresh ways.
In 2007, the green issue of frog's design mind publication introduced a call-to-arms for the creative community, a "Kyoto Treaty of Design" that sought to unite consultancies around issues of sustainability. This effort has since expanded outwards, taking new form as the Designers Accord, an industry-wide coalition of design and innovation firms that promote positive environmental and social impact through their work. frog is an active supporter of this initiative.
frog is a corporate member of the Design Management Institute and a frequent co-host of its executive seminars around issues of business and design. We participate in DMI conferences worldwide and share our insights in regular contributions to the DMI Review.
frog is a patron of the Industrial Designers Society of America, collaborating with the group on local and national events throughout the year. frog was a charter sponsor of the 2007 World Design Congress and gave several presentations at the event, including those by company founder Hartmut Esslinger and President Doreen Lorenzo.
frog partners with top-ranked international business schools IESE and CEIBS to enhance the role of design and innovation in business education, helping executives learn to develop profit-driven, disruptive ideas through a balance of user research, strategy, design, and technology. frog hosts innovation courses and workshops as part of IESE's executive education program in Barcelona, the MBA program of CEIBS in Shanghai, and the IESE Global Executive MBA program, which spans multiple locations, including Barcelona, Madrid, Shanghai, and Silicon Valley, California.
The Norman Lear Center is a multidisciplinary research and public policy center that explores the convergence of media and society. Together, frog and the Lear Center co-sponsor events, research initiatives, and programming in the online and offline space, exploring the intersection of culture, commerce, and entertainment. Together, we also co-own the Center of Attention island in Second Life, featuring digital exhibitions about attraction and distraction.
frog helps bring design and innovation into the MBA curriculum at NYU Stern via a yearly design and innovation course and executive education series. The frog-Stern partnership helps current and future executives develop new ways of thinking that complement those typically used in business strategy.
frog design is working closely with Pop!Tech, a leading social innovation network and thought leadership forum, to develop new clinical software for HIV/AIDS education and treatment throughout South Africa. Together with international medical experts and aid workers, we are exploring new ways of leveraging mobile technologies to close the gaps in knowledge and human resources that have crippled efforts to address this most severe of healthcare crises: AIDS in Africa.
frog is a longtime sponsor of the South by Southwest Interactive festival, the host of its annual opening party, and a regular participant in its panel discussions and presentations. In 2008, we also designed and developed the official SXSW interactive online community hub, offering users direct access to event videos, images, and news.
