Vol. 2: design-management.de

Will Apple Push “Intel Inside”?
While no-name brands highly profited from Intel’s inititative in the past the game now enters a new level where the rules of co-opetition will not work out for at least one (strong) partner.
(tags: Apple_Computer Apple Intel businessweek article)

It seems that the closer we come to Christmas posting frequency goes down not only at Vol.2: design-management.de. Therefore I’ve decided to take a short, intended “hiatus” and concentrate on some urgent work to be completed before Christmas as well as on recharging my batteries ;-) Consequently expect new, fresh postings in January 2006. However I still […]

Harvard Business School | Does your Company belong in the Blogosphere?
Fits perfectly to the notion of my upcoming DMI workshop in Amsterdam 2006 (Pls. read my post from Dec. 14th). Key quote of the article: “Don’t let the PR department write your blog” by Debbie Weil, Blogwrite for CEOs.
(tags: blogs corporate_blogging business HBS)

Vijay Govindarajan: Ten Rules for Strategic Innovators: from Idea to Execution
Interesting counterpoint to the current discussion: “Most companies already have a surplus of great ideas and capable leaders. More of each will not guarantee breakthrough growth. Companies must shift focus from ideas to execution, and from leadership exc
(tags: Innovation Strategy HBS)

While DMI ( please forgive me, Michael Beirut ;-) just held its first conference on “Empowered Innovation” the next European conference titled “Design Leadership” to be held in Amsterdam/NL from March is already on its way …

Media Age Business Tips From U2 - New York Times
Great article objectively describing relevant elements of U2’s mixture of deliberate and emerging media strategies. Found via Furl member “mkoser”
(tags: NYT businessmodels media U2 pop_business)

Brand Autopsy: Becoming More Similar than Dissimilar?
Blog Posting about the ongoing trend of operational efficiency at Starbucks leading to a similar service […]

screenspire.com | the leading full( )screen inspiration [2155 screens and counting]
Seems that I’ve missed something out there since I’ve received more than 20 referers from this site only today. Interesting project and beside this a nice visual heighbourhood ;-)
(tags: webdesign collection showsite projectsite)

A lot has been written about the interplay of Innovation and Design these days. While I find the discussion spirited I also feel annoyed about the self-centered tone tone and direction. I think I will post about it at a later stage. In the meantime you might want to start the intellectual getaway here at […]