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State of Stick Research Series

Ideas for a physical world
with a digital second life.

Research and working frameworks for leaders responsible for products, learning, trust, lifecycle systems, and the institutions around them.

The library

Published work
and work in progress.

Publication status is explicit. Planned research is shown as a direction, not presented as a completed paper.

Volume I
Published

Persistent Retail

The customer relationship can remain useful after a physical product leaves the shelf.

Author
Amy Cozart-Lundin
For
Retail, brand, museum, maker, and customer-experience leaders
Volume II
Planned

The Last Mile of Learning

Instruction becomes more useful when it can meet people at the physical point of practice.

Author
Amy Cozart-Lundin
For
Education, workforce learning, customer education, and operations leaders
Web edition not yet published
Volume III
Published

The Physical Identity Manifesto

Every important physical object should be capable of maintaining a persistent, governed, and meaningful digital identity throughout its useful life.

Authors
Amy Cozart-Lundin and Andrea Cozart-Lundin
For
Enterprise, manufacturing, public-sector, education, healthcare, retail, and technology leaders
Applied Research
Published

Assistive Access at the Point of Need

Physical objects and places can become starting points for accessible information, communication, participation, and chosen support.

Author
State of Stick, Co.
For
Disabled users, accessibility teams, educators, employers, care organizations, and assistive-equipment programs

Editorial position

We publish frameworks to make the category easier to examine. We distinguish current capabilities from planned research, and we do not present company publications as peer-reviewed academic work.
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