Vol. 2: design-management.de

Wow, the first month of the new year is over (already) and it seems that Christmas is sooo long ago … Nevertheless as we live in interesting times it time to solve problems and not stick to sentimental moods ;-)

Accordingly in times of acceleration we need different tools as well for keeping with the pace of things. So in case some of you might have been wondering about the relatively low posting frequency over the last couple of weeks I can assure you that I’m not suffering from idea drain. Instead I’m more active on http://twitter.com/iterations that givens me the freedom these days to frame my thoughts and spontaneous ideas within 140 characters.

Over the last couple of weeks some 100+ followers have connected to my account and there are some interesting discussions going on (beside the usual gossip and chitchat). If you’d like to be part of it get yourself a twitter account and start your dive into microblogging.

In the meantime you might want to read some sources I’d recommend for some more general updates on things that interest me:

+ Needless to say that I’m a fan of Erik ;-) from Brand Driven Innovation and he’s got some new stuff posted recently on ‘Design As a Strategic Ressource’

+ In case you’re studying Design Management and feel as if there is no place for you in these recessive times go and read his ‘Open Letter to Design Management Students Across the World’

+ A real gem when it comes to the foundation of ‘Wicked Problem Solving’ comes from Rotman’s latest issue of Rotman Magazine.

+ And by the same token one of the interviewees in Rotman’s magazine is Lucy Kimbell from Said Business School. In ‘Design Leads Us Where Exactly’ she’s sharing an interesting piece on ‘What do Service Managers Do’. Some more substantial stuff than what other claim to ‘know’ about Service Design these days.

+ And last but not least an excellent blog by ‘redjotter’ (aka Lauren) that is documenting her ‘Master of Design’ studies at University of Dundee. If you want to learn what kind of great stuff design (management) students are producing high in the north of the UK read her blog scented with a fresh language.

+ Finally I’d like to recommend a colleague of redjotter: Qin Han’s blog: ‘Design Generalist’. Qin is a teaching fellow on Dundee’s Master of Design programme. Beside ‘Service Design’ Qin gives you a good idea on what there is beyond ‘Studying Design’ (the way we used to think of Designers).

You see lot’s of stuff to be explored and commented on. However as said above these days my service will be more to provide tips via twitter than extensively analysing here with usual blog postings. I am sure however that I will return to usual posting once the twitter hype and fascination is over ;-) So stay tuned and loyal!

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