Lasting impact with design and mobility – Collin Cole, Frog Design @ Indialogues

Colin Cole received his Bachelor of Fine Arts , Design from the University Of Texas, Austin.

He was the founder and president of Virtual Studio , from 1994-96. The company produced award-winning business to business projects for leading high tech companies, such as Compaq, Dell, AMD, Texas Instruments and other high tech leaders.

As Vice President of frog’s new Design Realization group, Collin ensures intensive collaboration between frog’s strategic design teams and technology developers worldwide. With over 20 years of experience in both design and engineering management, Collin brings focus and multi-disciplinary expertise to this critical phase of the delivery process. Collin also leads and supports frog’s expansion into new markets throughout the US, Europe and Asia.

In 1996, Collin co-founded frog’s digital media group, leading the company in its integration of hardware and software design to bring more innovative products to market. This group has since grown to take on projects across the entire spectrum of digital platforms, including web, software, mobile devices, consumer electronics, and other emerging technologies.

Over the last 20 years, Collin has worked as a designer, creative director, technology manager, and project lead. He has been in senior management, operations, and business-focused roles across the US, Europe and India.
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About FROG –

Multidisciplinary from product design, 43 years old, 15 locations, 3 in India. 1600 people, 450 designers, 1000 software engineers

Personally – 25 years in design, 16 in frog, 10 frog business cards (various roles), 3.875000 airline miles at frog, 18 visits to India

We undertake a lot of Software design in India, for various projects of FROG.

Software as a platform of change – education, communication, access

We are fanatical about improving the world
We choreograph cultural change through design
We are not just abusiness
Our work outlasts movements and fads
Quality…

We work with Unicef in the areas of maternal Health and infant health project in Africa

Mobile Mandate – Mobile tech combined with research will have significant impact. How can the impact be made? Here are three projects that is creating an impact. How systems thinking and design can make a difference..

Kibera slum – connecting people

Connecting people less than 2 dollars a day
Slums are overwhelming
Conditions are horrific
There are people bettering themselves and raising families
Mobile is a pride and gives sense of identity

i. Connects families, employment and information

They buy prepaid cards – swapping cards and mobiles
Hesitation to lend their phones
Sharing phones is the key to solve… how do we go about

Mobile money

Afghanistan
A lot of people are trying to live normal life
97% of people do not have bank account
This is not unique to Afganiztan
How do we help them to keep their money
Almost every one has mobile phones
M-Acer. Mobile banking

i. Trust

ii. Cultural issues – saving money?

HIV awareness in South Africa

Highest HIV positive citizens in the world – in some 40% of people
Less than 5% know their status
Not due to lack of resources
85% of men do not want to test – social stigma
They are waiting and watching, friend loses life… am I next
78% want to test it at home, if there is a way
101.3% of South Africa has mobile access..

We came with multiple parts – mass awareness (MTN) + Self-testing (design research – self testing kit) + community (involved them to understand needs)