by | Oct 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
The mantra that good ideas can come from anywhere is true. It is also true that some of the best innovations are inspired by solutions found in nature or other unrelated categories, such as George de Mestral’s idea for velcro coming from burdock...
by | Oct 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was thinking about a class I taught last month. It was a section on innovation for an MBA product development course. I teach this class every year and, in the beginning of the class, I ask the students to define what innovation is to them. I am...
by | Oct 6, 2008 | Uncategorized
I recently wrote about how good design embraces constraints. In the comments, Kelly asked how we should go about focusing a client on the possible design constraints upfront in the process. This is a good question, and the extent to which you can identify...
by | Oct 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Unless you've been living under a rock, you are aware that the current financial crisis is causing many businesses to rethink what they are doing. That often entails scaling back or postponing large innovation efforts, or modifying new product releases to...
by | Sep 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Michael Mandel, chief economist at Business Week believes that innovation is "the only game in town." In this time of financial meltdown and economic crisis, he believes that the only way we can pull out of this mess is for innovation to prevail in our...
by | Sep 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ll share a quote today that’s relevent to my last post. Enjoy the weekend. “Not everything that counts can be counted; and not everything that can be counted, counts” — Albert Einstein
