Vol. 2: design-management.de

When I was born in 1967 my parents were part of a historic decade in world history when Neil Armstrong as the the first human being walked on the Moon later in 1969. I often thought if I will ever take part in a similar moment …?
Today while reading and listening to Barack Obama’s speech […]

As the summer vacation period is starting soon I’d thought I celebrate and share the 5th anniversary of this blog a little bit earlier than scheduled with you. If you have a closer look at the ‘Full Archive’ section of this blog you will notice that e very first posting is dated 29. July 2003! […]

While some might consider Business Models for Video Sharing Communities (like YouTube.com) in the context of Web 2.0 as some sort of off topic I do think that Design Managers should have a basic understanding about the players, positionings & shifts in the market.
Via Heiko Hebig (whom I’ve met at reboot 9.0 in Copenhagen) I’ve […]

Being at reboot 9.0 in Copenhagen right now and sitting in a quiet corner having a cold beer I’ve discovered this interesting list of Corporations and the according corporate fonts they use. While the Wiki is in German I think the font names speak for themselves. Have a look >>> (via kottke.org)

Design Management also means Information Management! Well, you’re right this might not be too new for you ;-)
However while conducting several workshops over the last couple of months on the use of Web 2.0 tools and Blogs in particular I’ve observed that on one hand many people are highly interested in getting access to […]

I’ve tried to frame the video below into some sort of design, management, branding and the likes reasoning, but honestly I did not succeed … therefore I frankly admit: I’ve found the video via BigElvis at Core77 and for me it has been pure fun to watch it :-)
Any ideas how to relate this piece to this blog […]

For those of you who are interested in starting an MBA in the near future you might want to consider having a closer look at the Open University Business School (OUBS) where I’m working as an “Associate Lecturer” for the “Strategy Module” for more than three years now.
For the German readers of this blog you might […]

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 […]

I know this is off topic, but I’d like to share one of my recent and for me most influential discoveries in music. Somehow indescribable and like good design: handmade and authentic. Thanks, Fabian!

In his fresh and narrative style my friend Mike Wagner over at “Own Your Brand” blog posted a very nice story in order to explain his ‘blog break’ for a couple of weeks. But now he’s back and I thought it might be a good idea to send a “still alive” message out to my […]

If you’re interested in seeing what (sometimes ;-) is possible when (young) design did not meet management, yet then you should visit DESIGNSPOTTER.COM
One of the founders, Markus Gogolin (Cologne) contacted me a while ago and for reasons I can’t recall these days I didn’t find the time blogging about it. Anyway, meeting Ton on Tuesday […]

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 […]

Rita Sue Siegel from New York has been a DMI Sponsor for a while. Her company is active in the area of Design Recruiting Services and a recent posting in Bruce Nussbaum’s blog has led me to her corporate website. Beside various CC stuff you find some nice PDFs on her site about Design Leadership […]

Most of us bloggers as well as blog readers are pretty familiar with the impact blogs might have on our business and private lives. However I find it quite astonishing as well that there is still a la…

It seems that the end of the summer is also a time to contemplate. Foliage with its fascinating and colourful “designs” visually tells us that a new season has begun.
I don’t know how my friends at…