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Tag: strategy

Play by your own rules

Posted on 26 February 201315 August 2018

Listen to your users more than the press. Don’t get sucked into the gravity hole between you and your competition. Ruthlessly run your own path, not someone else’s. – Josh Williams An excerpt from an insightful piece by Gowalla’s co-founder on how he let the competition and the press shape his startup’s priorities. A must read for anyone building…

Posted on 15 December 201112 February 2013

Discovered this facinating visual history of Apple (by PopChartLab) and the background on creating the infographic (by FastCoDesign). It’s so interesting how complicated their product-line became during the early 90s when the company struggled so much and how much it focused upon Steve Jobs’ return.

Thoughts on Product Planning and Innovation

Posted on 20 August 200815 August 2018

I’ve discussed with a few people recently different models for product planning and strategy which reminded me of a paper I put together last fall in my design innovation class. I’ll post the PDF here now and hope to make it a more formal blog post soon. PDF: Leading Innovation Strategy and Process in Firms…

Thoughts on Product Planning and Innovation

Posted on 20 August 200815 August 2018

I’ve discussed with a few people recently different models for product planning and strategy which reminded me of a paper I put together last fall in my design innovation class. I’ll post the PDF here now and hope to make it a more formal blog post soon. PDF: Leading Innovation Strategy and Process in Firms…

Kodak’s on the Role of Pictures

Posted on 17 November 2005

Thanks to Dave Young for the tip. Kodak recently put together a tour of the role pictures will have in our lives in the future. Facinating to think how Kodak views their past role of sharing and protecting photos evolving into the future. Flash Video (click skip, then on the tour sign)

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