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Microsoft Reinvented the PC – Enter Surface Studio

Idea to Value

Since Microsoft commenced a more dynamic stage of innovative development, since Satya Nadella became their CEO in 2014 ( source ), it was clear that we should expect something big from their design team. It’s thanks to its slender design that you can’t actually see that this is a personal computer. million pixels.

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Typology for Innovative Organizations

Open Innovation EU

It has been a while since Henry Mintzberg developed his influential work that made us aware of the importance of structures in organization design. Structures are no longer of primary focus in design organizations. Let me show you how the focus of organization design has changed over the years: Scholar. It enhances productivity.

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Smart Service Canvas

ITONICS

Services that aggregate and analyze data through intelligent technical systems or platforms to create customer value are called smart services. Service design thinking methods are useful tools to design a service from a customer’s point of view. This information is the basis for new and innovative service offerings.

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4 Tips for Designing Apple Watch Apps

Boxes and Arrows

The global wearable technology marketplace is growing at a staggering rate, estimated to increase from $7.1 million units in 2014 to nearly 25 million units in 2015. With those thoughts in mind, here are four tips for designing applications for the Apple Watch. billion in 2015 to $12.6 billion by 2018.

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The Internet of Things brings fresh Innovation Opportunities

Destination Innovation

In 2014 Google bought home-automation company Nest for a massive $3.2 billion to give it a strong stake in IOT technology. ’ They become part of a living experience shaped by interactions among people, places, and objects, among product, nature, and life,’ said Olivier Ribet, VP of High Tech for Dassault Systemes.

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The Book that Took 9 Years to Publish

Stephen Shapiro

It covered a wide range of topics related to innovation: strategy, organization structures, measures, technology, and more. January 2014: I decided to take the work done to date and create a “product” to use with my clients. January 2019: I hired a developmental editor who reviewed what I had written. Off to the printers!

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Innovation in action: CBE and bridging the college to career gap

Christensen Institute

I’m privileged to lead the Labs Product Team—we offer other schools and programs everything from strategic learning consulting to program design, development, and implementation. Through interviews and surveys, designers can uncover: How do hiring managers assess the capabilities of job candidates? What needs must be addressed?

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