Vol. 2: design-management.de

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Crowdsourcing and its impact on 'design' (lower case 'd')
As someone working at the intersection of Design and Business/Management I recognize that very often corporations would love to 'go with Design' (in its broadest sense). On the other hand and in contrast to 'logic' and 'necessary' investments like office space, computers, business travel, etc. Design usually […]

On Disciplines and Professions: Design Thinking
Sometimes on does not see the wood for the trees. This time is on: Design Thinking ;-) Essentially Ellen di Resta over from the Foresight 20/20 Blog (http://www.ellendiresta.com) posted a very helpful comment on the ongoing discussion on Design Thinking.
While for me so far Design Thinking has been more […]

Interview: Dan Roam Will Draw You a Diagram

A short yet interesting interview with Visual Thinker Dan Roam. Next to Dave Gray from XPlane he’s one of the leaders in […]

Alex Osterwalder over from ‘Business Model Design’ Blog recently complained about the lack of visually bad written/designed books that apply visual thinking on business books.
Today I’ve been pointed by Xenia Viladas’ blog to her latest book titled: Diseño Rentable (Profitable Design) that seems to fill this gap as you can see following the link provided. […]

Egonomics and the 'Recognition Economy' | Conference Documentation
In general I find the conferences organized by Trendbüro Hambug quite corporate and too often the same players (aka speakers) show off. However Tim Leberecht from frog design pointed me to a slideshare summary on the key findings of the German Trend Day 2008 conference. Have a mind […]

Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift Data
This articles very nicely supports the new concept of my latest course I will be offering in Design Management this fall: Business Modell Visualization.
In my role as a Professor for Design Management I carefully monitor the development of skills design students show when they […]

Design Research Conference 2008, IIT Institute of Design; Chicago
One of a few conferences I've never been to so far is the IIT Design Research Conference held each year in Chicago the home of IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology). Unlike many other conference organizers they are releasing the conference videos quite shortly after the conference has […]

Explaining Innovation through Illustration: Google Chrome
For more than a year the use of illustrations in order to ideate and visualize innovation both in products and services has been part of my Design Management seminars.
While preparing for the international version of this seminar in Lucerne/CH in November this year together with my colleague Erik over […]

P&G’s Innovation Culture
Good case on how the idea of a 'Blue Ocean Strategy' can be applied: "The heart of a company’s business model should be game-changing innovation. This is not just the invention of new products and services, but the ability to systematically convert ideas into new offerings that alter the very context of the […]

Meetings suck, but they don't have to
We all know the drill when it comes to meetings: Arrive prepared and in time, stick to the agenda, don't interrupt others and let them speak until they're finished … But we all do also know that we so often suck with these basic rules.
Therefore I'd thought that […]

On the value of dissatisfaction
Well, in contrast to the usual news that happiness is THE key to a better living I found that this article share some interesting sources on quite the contrary. Similarly have you ever thought about how our world would look/feel like if everything is 'designed' well? For me this triggers quite […]

B_E_E | New Zealand | Branding Cleaning Products
More and more I find that simple, clear & intenlligently designed concepts are the most convincing ones in our world of increasingly plurivalent and confusing messages: I'll make it all white!
(tags: brands branding brandchannel typography design)

Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs
Well, we all need to tweak our presentations from time to time, right? ;-) Anyway even though most hints are not rocket science at all it's good to have them written down in order to be remembered; take me at my word!
(tags: steve_jobs presentation inspiration education tips steve speech)

Hong Kong Design Centre Workshops
Some links to workshops and seminars the Hong Kong Design Centre will be offering in London in June; just in case you’re around the corner.
(tags: design hong kong hongkong centre china London)

Study Shows Blogging Now ‘Mainstream’ Among Women
While not directly related to Design Management I do think that when it comes […]