While compressed product development often means reducing a multi-year process to months, what happens when an innovative new product, its brand, and its introductory campaign must be developed within a few weeks? Highly compressed development cycles are possible only within certain product categories and require strategic input from the top, quick decision-making from the team managers, and the right skills within the development team.
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8 Tactics for Hyper-Compression in Product Development
December 6, 2011
by Monty Montague, IDSA
Design in the Digital World Steve Jobs Helped Create
October 13, 2011
by Monty Montague, IDSA
What strikes me is not that a 19-year-old design student created this simply elegant logo, or how well it captures the meaning of Apple/Jobs/Now. What strikes me is that it was designed 7,000 miles away from Cupertino, on a Mac, quietly posted on the web, and since then it’s been seen and reposted by millions of people—all seeing it through the lens of a Mac (or a PC using the graphical interface the Mac originated). The magnificent digital environment Jobs helped create is his legacy and his ghost.
To Understand Outdoor Enthusiasts, Get Back to the Experience
August 30, 2011
by Kurt Rampton, IDSA
It was hard not to notice the enthusiasm at this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Show for two growing trends: Minimalist running shoes, and Stand-Up Paddle-boarding (referred to in the industry as “SUP”). What are these trends, and what do they have in common? And more importantly, what do they have to tell us about today’s changing outdoor enthusiasts?
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Tags: Design, Product Design
22 Inspirations for Product Innovation
July 28, 2011
by Monty Montague, IDSA
We all need some inspiration to get our creative juices flowing from time to time. Here are some favorite web sites for inspiration from BOLTgroup’s Industrial Designers:
Ubercool – ubercool.com
UnBeige – mediabistro.com/unbeige
Design Corner – designcorner.blinkr.net
Arch Daily – archdaily.com Read the Rest of the Entry.
Let’s Get Emotional
June 14, 2011
by Bev Kothe
I’ve been reading with interest the blogs and comments debating user-led versus designer-led innovation. From what I can tell, this debate began a long time ago and is likely to continue for just as long. But it made me think about what we’d be missing if we didn’t observe and listen to the potential users whom we want to benefit from our innovations. Read the Rest of the Entry.
