There is much to say about the unique role of design in innovation and improving customer experience, and growing interest in the role of design as a competitive business strategy. And the broad acceptance of design thinking methods in service design and UX design is a center of conversations. But let’s not take our eyes […]
Read MoreHow Design-driven Innovation helped Intuit grow to #1
The current issue of the Harvard Business Review (January-February 2015) features a great case study about the amazing growth and success of Intuit, and how the company focused on design-driven innovation as it’s platform for success. I have a personal interest in Intuit, since I’ve helped them recruit some of their UX Design Directors, and […]
Read MoreDesigning for culture – are we designing or developing? Yes.
By Peter Norlin. Before we take the next step in the process of designing an organizational environment that will stimulate and support the emergence of a “culture of innovation,” I’d like to clarify the frame for this process. What do I mean by “frame?” In this context, I’m referring to whether we should consider the […]
Read MoreHow to cut through complexity to create a cohesive strategy.
By Lavrans Lovlie. When the hospital region of Vestfold and Telemark in Norway set out to create a new strategy for re-habilitation services, they faced a daunting organizational challenge: How to capture and understand user needs, and form a coherent view of opportunities, for a handful of hospital and local councils spread over a large […]
Read MoreThe aesthetics of management.
By Marty Neumeier. I’m not a big fan of the 13th-century philosopher Thomas Aquinas, but I have to admit, when I first read Ad pulcritudenum tria requiruntur integritas, consonantia, claritas, I was right there with him. Roughly translated, he was saying beauty needs three qualities: integrity, harmony, and radiance. Integrity is the quality of standing […]
Read MoreMobile experience. Mobile design. Mobile workforce.
Mobile experience comes from mobile design Last Monday Apple announced a series of upgrades to its iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating systems towards a more seamless integration, and also Apple HomeKit, a new OS for your home. And Google has taken steps into the home digital environment with the purchase of Nest, a sensor-driven thermostat […]
Read MoreThe enemies of innovation.
By Marty Neumeier. If there are so many good reasons to innovate, why is innovation so rare? For the answer to that we need to go no further than Niccolo Machiavelli: “Innovation makes enemies of all those who prospered under the old regime, and only lukewarm support is forthcoming from those who would prosper under […]
Read MoreInnovation tip: Flipping the meeting.
By Lisa Solomon. What does it take to create sustainable cultures of innovation? Let’s start by Flipping the Meeting. Ten years ago, Sal Khan started tutoring his niece using homemade online video tutorials. Fast forward to the present, and the Khan Academy is widely recognized as one of the most innovative forces in classroom education in […]
Read More7 Ideas for Improving Carry-on Luggage.
Although this post is not about Innovation Culture, it is about innovation and design. I am a blogger for Fast Company Design, and an editor recently asked me to write about how design can make travel less painful, for a feature series they are working on. I’ve been traveling over 100,000 miles a year for […]
Read MoreDesigning management systems for breakthrough success.
By Heather Fraser. It’s an exciting time of reawakening – with a rich stream of design-inspired frameworks, methodologies and tools being brought to market right now. That’s a welcomed, and direly needed, stream of new thinking. While team creativity, collaboration and ingenuity can lead to remarkable breakthroughs in terms of innovative solutions and distinct strategies […]
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