Ian Dull

U.S.

Ian Dull is a lead on ReD’s global technology and mobility practices. With a background in anthropology and design, he helps companies across consumer and medical technology, mobility, and industrials develop strategies and identify new opportunities in emerging social and technological worlds. At ReD, he specialises in long-term innovation projects and translating ethnographic insight into concrete products and experiences.

Prior to joining ReD, Ian applied anthropology and design to the world of architectural heritage at UNESCO. He holds an MPhil in Archaeology and Anthropology from Cambridge and a BA from Yale.

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Ian Dull is a partner at ReD’s New York Office.

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You can’t disrupt the city

ReD partner Ian Dull with Jeff Risom from Gehl Architects

Mobility disrupters go wrong when they think of cities as hardware searching for better software.

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Latest perspectives from Ian

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Unlocking demand is the key to making ancient grains the future, not the past
Unlocking demand is the key to making ancient grains the future, not the past

ReD’s Ian Dull and Mad Holme outline four challenges – from consumption to production – that will be important to solve to create a sustainable food system.

Wisk – New Opportunities for Equitable Transport
Wisk – New Opportunities for Equitable Transport

Our white paper co-authored with Wisk on how the next generation of urban mobility offerings can deliver truly accessible experiences for all.

Do bodies still matter in the age of AI? – a Live podcast
Do bodies still matter in the age of AI? – a Live podcast

A special edition of our podcast live from NYC as we discuss AI and its impact on the body with Vivienne Ming and Richard Newcombe.

Flesh: A letter from the editors
Flesh: A letter from the editors

The introductory essay to our special series all about our changing relationship to flesh and the body.

Building for the senses in tech: transcending the stage
Building for the senses in tech: transcending the stage

What movements and bodily experiences will emerging technologies need to capture and represent to evoke the visceral and transcendent qualities of dance? An interview with dancer, choreographer and director Claudia Schreier and writer and director Adam Barish.

Building for the senses in tech: super-human senses
Building for the senses in tech: super-human senses

Our perspective on how to anchor emerging technologies in a deep understanding of our sensory experiences.

Does artificial intelligence mean artificial intimacy?
Does artificial intelligence mean artificial intimacy?

Artificial intelligence represents a new horizon of human connection to technology. What does our deepening relationship to AI tell us about what it means to be intimate with someone or something, with or without a body?

When food becomes medicine
When food becomes medicine

We speak to Season Health about how they started their food-as-medicine platform, adherence, and the challenge of introducing new approaches to healthcare.

Wearable technology is everywhere. But how do you actually make it wearable?
Wearable technology is everywhere. But how do you actually make it wearable?

To get wearables right, we have to get the body right first. Our research across fashion, luxury, and technology points to at least three strategies from fashion and adornment to help makers, in short, make wearables more wearable.