From number 5 globally to number 2 with number one positions in 4 out of 7 audio categories. This assignment was one that would be very tough, and few wanted to tackle. However, I did not see problems, only the most fantastic opportunities. Philips Portable Audio had lost money for over 20 years and after …
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Republished from www.idsa.org Oct 7, 2011. More than 50 years ago Raymond Loewy, FIDSA had influence with the CEO’s and US presidents, advising the administration and redesigning Air Force One for President John F. Kennedy. Influence does not go much higher than the president, but despite these promising beginnings the industrial design profession is still trying to …
Republished from INNOVATION Magazine and www.idsa.org Jan 8, 2010 In the last century Industrial Designers gave form to products. In this century they will give form to experiences. In our recent survey of IDSA members, Innovation came out as the runaway number one membership benefit. And so it should, as the critical, thought provoking mouthpiece of IDSA. …
A Report on the Progress of Industrial Design in ChinaClive Roux, CEO, Industrial Designers Society of America, November 18, 2010My objective is to present an account of what I observed over the past year in China in reference to industrial design. I believe this account is important for your career development and important for the …
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Art uses creativity for self-expression. Sometimes that expression contributes to the development of culture. Design uses creativity to solve problems. Problem solving is at the core of what is commonly called innovation and often contributes to the development of economic value. To create value, you have to know how to identify and solve problems effectively. Engagement, …
A few month ago I explored what Thomas Edison would have done if he had solar, wind and biomass electricity generation options to choose from as well as the coal and steam generated electricity that were Edison’s only options at the turn of the 20th century. It was an informative exercise to take the forward-thinking style of a genius like Edison …
What would Thomas Edison do if he was alive today? Would he develop renewables or carbon based energy? How would he think about the choices of how to make energy now? What if we apply his thinking to answer this question? Thomas Edison was a giant, a genius who set the tone for the modern technological development …
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The world needs a game changing innovation in the solar power industry and it is not in the technology which is already moving forward on an innovation track, but rather in the other parts that make up the installation of panels on a domestic roof. Ford’s first car, hand built before he figured out how …
Now THAT should catch your attention! Just in case this has not got you really thinking, let me put it this way. Today our behavior is completely bizarre. We go to work, work hard, bring home wealth that we have created, then go shopping, buy stuff and after a few short months/years (hopefully this long, …
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It’s easy to blame dirty industries for the harm that is being done to the natural environment. However, to think homeowners do not have a large role to play in environmental protection is false and has more to do with the fact that its difficult to visualize home owners as a groups impact on the …
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