Cathy Leff is director of The Wolfsonian-Florida lnternational University in Miami Beach. Below, she writes about “Power of Design 2014: Complaints,” a multidisciplinary event slated for March 20-23. The festival is sponsored by Knight Foundation and curated and organized by The Wolfsonian in partnership with WLRN and the Miami Herald. Everyone has complaints, but how do we get past them? Griping is a starting point but if we get stuck there, it can lead to further discontent. We’re taking a novel approach to moving forward with “Power of Design 2014: Complaints.” This ideas festival will take advantage of The Wolfsonian’s position as a museum, library, and research center with a singular collection of art and design from 1885-1945. We use objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design, to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, historical and technological changes that have transformed our world.  With “Power of Design 2014: Complaints,” Knight Foundation, our lead sponsor, asked us to create an annual event to explore the ways in which ideas embedded in The Wolfsonian’s historical collection resonate with the issues, events, and culture of our times—and our community. This is our inaugural year, and we have an incredible event planned.