Archive for October, 2004



retail design | architecture for brands

Published on October 27, 2004

together with the german design council (note: this is a PDF-link to the conference flyer ~ 1MB) the junior chamber international (section of germany) [for the international section >>>] organised the second conference on retail design at the POS. the event will take place at the Medienhafen Düsseldorf, Plange Mühle 1, ehemals Weizenmühlenstraße 21, on […]


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variations of design management | service climate in germany

Published on October 24, 2004

here is a posting for german readers interested in service design. while the design of products is one of the main issues of design management, service design is often excluded from the topic.
meanwhile it’s six years ago since I conducted an extensive research project in digital service design (management) in the US myself. ever […]


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Corporate Spheres of Influence | assessing your competitive environment

Published on October 22, 2004

some might remember US author Richard A. D’Aveni, a professor of strategic management, for his ideas about ‘Hypercompetition’. long, long ago are the days of the ‘new economy’ ;-)
in the summer issue of the MIT Sloan Management Review he wrote an article about what he calls ‘Corporate Spheres of Influence’. I find his approach quite […]


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disruptive innovation for everyday use

Published on October 21, 2004

where if not in the US should a gadget like TV-B-Gone have been developed?
an article on wired.com from Oct., 19th about the small gadget which is capable of switching-off a range of some 1.000 TV models instantly boosted the visitor (and sales!) numbers on Mitch Altman’s (President, CEO Cornfield Electronics, Inc.) website.
Altman who has […]


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end of summer break ;-)

Published on October 14, 2004

hello everybody!
since some of you already emailed me: yes, the summer break is definitvely over ;-) I must admit that this break lasted longer than I expected and it’s time to increase the update frequency again. for all those loyal visitors and readers: thank you for your patience!
after one year of keeping this blog […]


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