Vol. 2: design-management.de

Wanna read another boring “expert view” why the iPhone will fail? I’m so tired of these “old school wanna be so up-to-date” experts! I’m pretty sure Laura first asked “Daddy” if it’s OK to regurgitate his message for the “younger blog audience” …
[Sidenote: As in previous cases where Laura get too much head wind comments […]

If I think about Philips, the Dutch transnational company which produces, …. yes, that’s indeed the question … Light Bulbs, Phones, CTG Scanners, Coffee Machines, TV Sets …
My very subjective association I still recall related to Philips goes back several years (or is it already more than a decade ;-) when they’ve released a line […]

Working Together…When Apart, Lynda Gratton
Great article about virtual team collaboration with a 10 golden rules list. Helps me to address the needs of some of my current clients better. Found via: ThinkFold > http://www.thinkfold.com
(tags: virtual teams online learning collaboration productivity)

On Monday I’ve written about the recent Overlap07 (un)conference organized by Victor Lombardi et al. in Toronto last week.
Moving to Toronto this year has clearly been a smart idea since some lead thinkers (from the business side) in the field of “Design Thinking” are located in the neighbourhood say Heather Frazer Fraser, Jeanne Liedtka (edited: […]

Lucy Kimbell works as a fellow in Design Leadership at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford with a background in interaction design and visual/live arts.
I’m a regular visitor and reader of her blog not only because it is very nicely demonstrating an attempt to create transparency on what is actually going on in an […]

Is There a Doctor of Design in the House? Interview with Meredith Davis
Good article on the state of the US design education including a Ph.D. in design. In contrast to the Ph.D. in Design discussion here in Germany I find Davis’ view far less uptight. Not to forget Jess’ great model on the continuum of […]

Being a proud owner of the latest Nokia N95 and in the light of the recent discussion on the iPhone I was wondering today whether the same (branding) issues apply to the Leica C-LUX 2 (average price some Euro 500.-) which has been co-developed with Panasonic and resulted in the similar (even though differently adjusted) […]

More or less unnoticed within the usual “noise” a few minutes ago my newsreader has informed me that Victor Lombardi has posted a short first impression summary from “Overlap 07” which took place from June 15-17 in Toronto, Canada.
Have I been the only one who did not recognize this event to take place or has this […]

Esther Dyson: Notes for a Talk (Facebook)
Short, but concise posting which supports my thesis that (among others) the business model of Second Life is not sustainable and the hype around it is a fad.
(tags: media disruption web2.0 Business_models)

The Secret of Apple Design
The inside (sort of) story of why Apple’s industrial-design machine has been so successful. By Daniel turner
(tags: apple MIT technology creativity design experience ipod innovation)

BMW uses lifestyle products as a strategic differentiating factor
Companies can benefit from leveraging their brands. But the road to successfully doing this is fraught with danger-and unique […]