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:: Vol. 2: the design management weblog | by ralf beuker :

Archive for January, 2007



5 Things about Me

Published on January 29, 2007

So here we continue with the “5 Things Meme” triggered by Thomas Madsen-Mygdal who tagged me recently:
– After finishing my high school diploma at the age of 19 I had to do my [in the mid. 80’s] compulsory military service. I’ve left the German Air Force as a lieutenant. From today’s perspective I would do everything […]


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What’s in it for “Us”? - World Economic Forum, Davos

Published on January 26, 2007

In case you should be interested in what’s going on at the World Economic Forum in Davos you might want to study this report assembled by BusinessWeek. Most of the articles are gathered around the topics of “Climate Change”, “Green Products” as well as “Strategies for Socially & Environmental Sustainability”.
I think these all are topics […]


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While being on the road …

Published on January 22, 2007

… I still owe these guys a (blog) favor:
– Erik Roscam Abbink: Tagged for “5 Reasons For Brand Driven Innovation”
– Mike Wagner: “Thin Slicing Meme”
– Thomas Madsen-Mygdal: “5 Things Meme”
I didn’t forget you, guys, but rather feel rattled by writing something meaningful … I’ll work on it!


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Design Management Tools

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More and more I discover the range of visualization tools and power of visualization in general in business contexts these days (even though this is not a too groundbreaking insight ;-). Let it be for example for my current MBA class at the Open University or as a moderator at a recent design manager retreat (Raymond) on […]


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