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Innovation at LEGO – What do you think?

In the October edition of Visions, we published a different kind of article.  In comic-book style, Dr. David Robertson of Penn’s Wharton Business School laid out a brief history of The LEGO Gro...

The Principles of Lean Innovation

James P. ...

3 Stories That Stick : Firearms, Fat Suits and Failing Forward

By Phillippe De Ridder, ...

My Take-aways from PIM 2011 conference in Phoenix: Hell Yeah!

By Phillippe De Ridder, ...

General Motors takes a CUE from customers and takes a leap with NPD

As design consultant and a tech geek, it’s always exciting for me to see practical innovation in action—companies leveraging existing and emerging technologies with their own unique skills and cap...

Insights from the PDMA's 2011 Business Model Innovation Lab

Business Model Innovation is becoming a hot topic these days as business leaders increasingly recognize that disruptive innovation requires not only innovative products, but also fundamentally new bu...

Is an NPDP Certification Worth It?

I was recently asked if pursuing NPDP Certification through the PDMA is worth the effort.  In the interest of full disclosure, I am the Executive Director of the PDMA, so before you think to your...

Innovation at Ground Zero

Last night I watched the amazing Discovery Channel documentary Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero chronicling the reconstruction of the World Trade Center after the tragedy of 9/11. The show is an awe ins...

The Ultimate Soft Requirement

A funny thing happened in product development circles after the iPhone’s launch. Oh, it had been simmering along for a while in some circles, but when the Phone From Cupertino hit the shelves my com...

Kobayashi Maru Thinking: Closing an Innovation Gap

Perhaps you have heard the following riddle.  
 If it takes one woman nine months to produce a baby, can nine women produce a baby in one month? ...
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