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'''Applied Minds, LLC.''' is an American [[company (law)|company]] founded in 2000 by ex-[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[Imagineers]] and [[Bran Ferren]], [[Danny Hillis]], and [[Doug Carlston|Douglas Carlston]] that provides [[technology]], design, R&D, and [[Consultant|consulting]] services to multiple firms, including [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Intel]], [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Herman Miller (office equipment)|Herman Miller]], [[Harris Corporation]], [[Sony]], and [[Sun MicroSystems]]. The company's headquarters are in [[Burbank, California]], and it maintains offices in New York and Washington DC. |
'''Applied Minds, LLC.''' is an American [[company (law)|company]] founded in 2000 by ex-[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] [[Imagineers]] and [[Bran Ferren]], [[Danny Hillis]], and [[Doug Carlston|Douglas Carlston]] that provides [[technology]], design, R&D, and [[Consultant|consulting]] services to multiple firms, including [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Intel]], [[Northrop Grumman]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Herman Miller (office equipment)|Herman Miller]], [[Harris Corporation]], [[Sony]], and [[Sun MicroSystems]]. The company's headquarters are in [[Burbank, California]], and it maintains offices in New York and Washington DC. |
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It supplies [[Product (business)|product]]s and services in [[software]], aerospace, entertainment, [[electronics]], [[biotechnology]] and [[architectural design]]. It has spun out several companies including [[Metaweb Technologies]] (the creators of [[Freebase (database)|Freebase]], which was |
It supplies [[Product (business)|product]]s and services in [[software]], aerospace, entertainment, [[electronics]], [[biotechnology]] and [[architectural design]]. It has spun out several companies including [[Metaweb Technologies]] (the creators of [[Freebase (database)|Freebase]], which was acquired by Google), [[TouchTable]], and [[Applied Proteomics]]. |
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==Activities== |
==Activities== |
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Applied Minds has been chosen to do major renovations to the [[Renwick Gallery]] in Washington, DC.<ref name="SI 2013">{{cite web | url=http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-american-art-museum-selects-winner-renwick-gallery-grand-salon-design-competiti | title=Smithsonian American Art Museum Selects Winner for Renwick Gallery Grand Salon Design Competition | publisher=Smithsonian Institution | date=June 14, 2013 | accessdate=18 July 2013 | pages=SI-241-2013}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Broun]], the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] said that the "Applied Minds concept is that it encourages visitors to come back again and again to see the many new and ever-changing presentations there."<ref name="SI 2013" /> |
Applied Minds has been chosen to do major renovations to the [[Renwick Gallery]] in Washington, DC.<ref name="SI 2013">{{cite web | url=http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-american-art-museum-selects-winner-renwick-gallery-grand-salon-design-competiti | title=Smithsonian American Art Museum Selects Winner for Renwick Gallery Grand Salon Design Competition | publisher=Smithsonian Institution | date=June 14, 2013 | accessdate=18 July 2013 | pages=SI-241-2013}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Broun]], the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the [[Smithsonian American Art Museum]] said that the "Applied Minds concept is that it encourages visitors to come back again and again to see the many new and ever-changing presentations there."<ref name="SI 2013" /> |
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In 2014 Danny Hillis split off his portion of the company and founded a new company Applied Invention. |
In 2014 Danny Hillis split off his portion of the company and founded a new company Applied Invention. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:39, 2 March 2019
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Electronics Software Consulting Biotechnology Architectural Design |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , US |
Key people | Bran Ferren, Co-Chairman Danny Hillis, Co-Chairman |
| Website | appliedminds |
Applied Minds, LLC. is an American company founded in 2000 by ex-Disney Imagineers and Bran Ferren, Danny Hillis, and Douglas Carlston that provides technology, design, R&D, and consulting services to multiple firms, including General Motors, Intel, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Herman Miller, Harris Corporation, Sony, and Sun MicroSystems. The company's headquarters are in Burbank, California, and it maintains offices in New York and Washington DC.
It supplies products and services in software, aerospace, entertainment, electronics, biotechnology and architectural design. It has spun out several companies including Metaweb Technologies (the creators of Freebase, which was acquired by Google), TouchTable, and Applied Proteomics.
Activities
Applied Minds has been chosen to do major renovations to the Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC.[1] Elizabeth Broun, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum said that the "Applied Minds concept is that it encourages visitors to come back again and again to see the many new and ever-changing presentations there."[1]
In 2014 Danny Hillis split off his portion of the company and founded a new company Applied Invention.
References
- ^ a b "Smithsonian American Art Museum Selects Winner for Renwick Gallery Grand Salon Design Competition". Smithsonian Institution. June 14, 2013. pp. SI-241-2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
External links
- Official website
- A tour of the Applied Minds site
- Wired Magazine article: "Applied Minds Think Remarkably"
- The New York Times article about an Applied Minds product, Babble: "No Privacy in Your Cubicle? Try an Electronic Silencer"
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