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$.getScript("http://chimplr.heroku.com/js/fancybox/jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.pack.js", function(){ initFancybox(); }); } if (fancyboxLoaded) { initFancybox(); } Tumblr (3.0; @innovationroom)http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ncw3f4jgNP4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><em><strong><span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Rams" target="_blank">Dieter Rams</a> is a German industrial designer most notably known for his work </span><span>with the consumer products company Braun</span><span> and his <a href="http://gizmodo.com/343641/1960s-braun-products-hold-the-secrets-to-apples-future" target="_blank">influence on Apple design</a> genius Johnathan Ive.</span></strong></em></p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/9987dc8a06b9b11178de57b97e884c40/tumblr_inline_mj3k8bxHpo1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><em><strong><span>Good Design:</span><span></span></strong></em></p> <ol><li><strong>Is innovative</strong> - The possibilities for progression are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for original designs. But imaginative design always develops in tandem with improving technology, and can never be an end in itself.</li> <li><strong>Makes a product useful</strong> - A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy not only functional, but also psychological and aesthetic criteria. Good design emphasizes the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could detract from it.</li> <li><strong>Is aesthetic</strong> - The aesthetic quality of a product is integral to its usefulness because products are used every day and have an effect on people and their well-being. Only well-executed objects can be beautiful.</li> <li><strong>Makes a product understandable</strong> - It clarifies the product’s structure. Better still, it can make the product clearly express its function by making use of the user’s intuition. At best, it is self-explanatory.</li> <li><strong>Is unobtrusive</strong> - Products fulfilling a purpose are like tools. They are neither decorative objects nor works of art. Their design should therefore be both neutral and restrained, to leave room for the user’s self-expression.</li> <li><strong>Is honest</strong> - It does not make a product appear more innovative, powerful or valuable than it really is. It does not attempt to manipulate the consumer with promises that cannot be kept.</li> <li><strong>Is long-lasting</strong> - It avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated. Unlike fashionable design, it lasts many years – even in today’s throwaway society.</li> <li><strong>Is thorough down to the last detail</strong> - Nothing must be arbitrary or left to chance. Care and accuracy in the design process show respect towards the consumer.</li> <li><strong>Is environmentally friendly</strong> - Design makes an important contribution to the preservation of the environment. It conserves resources and minimizes physical and visual pollution throughout the lifecycle of the product.</li> <li><strong>Is as little design as possible</strong> - Less, but better – because it concentrates on the essential aspects, and the products are not burdened with non-essentials. Back to purity, back to simplicity.</li> </ol>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/44472236041http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/44472236041Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:45:19 -0500DesignInnovationFunctionalismCreativityMinimalism<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2DMJ8cHwD0I?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><blockquote> <div> <p><strong><em>“The most successful innovators and the most successful innovations—we saw this pattern time and time again—are those that are able to combine at least 5, preferably 6 or more types of innovations.” - Geoff Tuff</em></strong></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>People often use the word “innovation” interchangeably with “product innovation”. According to the Doblin Innovation Framework, presented in this short video by Geoff Tuff of Monitor Group, there are actually <a href="http://www.doblin.com/thinking/">10 different types of Innovation</a>.</p> <p><img align="middle" alt="Doblin's 10 Types of Innovation" height="284" src="http://aspiregroup.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/pastedgraphic-1.png" width="949"/></p> <p><span><br/></span></p>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/20409206579http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/20409206579Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:53:00 -0400innovationinforgraphicbusiness modelentrepreneurshipnew venturebusiness developmentstrategystartup During my last semester at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, I will...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/15617301998http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/15617301998Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:13:52 -0500Lean Manufacturingthe lean startupthe lean startup movemententrepreneurshipecosysteminnovativeefficientmanagement<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wuSm32cWEcM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Steve Jobs, Ted Hoff, Lew Wolff, Scott Cook, John Gage and John Warnock on Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurship ecosystem in an excerpt from 1998 PBS Documentary, <em>Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance</em></p>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/15616468823http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/15616468823Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:31:24 -0500entrepreneurshipecosystemstartupventure capitalmicroprocessorsteve jobsted hoffscott cookjohn gagejohn warnocksilicon valleyexcerptdocumentary<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/90PrRQWCT4w?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Riyada Enterprise Development’s Finance 101 Workshop</strong></p> <p><span>Saqib Rashid, VP at Abraaj Capital, talks about the difference between asset-light and asset-heavy companies, equity vs. debt </span><span>financing, angel investors, venture capital and other forms of private equity.</span></p>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/13491896829http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/13491896829Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:33:55 -0500abraaj capitalentrepreneurial financeentrepreneurfinanceprivate equityventure capitalbalance sheetincome statementgrowth capital<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lzDBrMisLm0?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>TED Talk by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_S._Rose" title="David S. Rose Wiki">David S. Rose</a> on the 10 things to know before pitching to a VC</p> <ol><li>Integrity</li> <li>Passion</li> <li>Experience</li> <li>Knowledge</li> <li>Skill</li> <li>Leadership</li> <li>Commitment</li> <li>Vision</li> <li>Realism</li> <li>Coachability</li> </ol>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/13340551566http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/13340551566Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:19:36 -0500entrepreneurventure capitalprivate equitytipspitchelevator pitch<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sOlqqriBvUM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>1986 PBS Documentary - “The Entrepreneurs”</p>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/13292391283http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/13292391283Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:15:57 -0500steve jobsappledocumentarythe entrepreneur1986innovativenexttechnologystartup<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu9b4vjmj51r1nht9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/12434308813http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/12434308813Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:48:30 -0500infographictechstartupentrepreneurshipentrepreneurbusienssThe impact of harsh US Immigration Policies on entrepreneurship: “As Washington maneuvers...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/12319901050http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/12319901050Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:00:10 -0400immigrationentrepreneurshipinnovationindiachinainc.combusinessApple's Marketing Manifesto: “By 1977, as Jobs and Wozniak were frenzied, taking orders for...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/12187260918http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/12187260918Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:32:00 -0400entrepreneurstart uphigh techinnovationinnovativesteve jobswozniakmarkkulaapple's marketing manifestomarketingbrandingwamda.com article on the 9 common mistakes Tech startups make: Not thinking through the...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11976969162http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11976969162Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:40:15 -0400entrepreneurshipsstartuptech startuptechnologyinnovationinvestorsventure capitalmistakesavoid12 lessons Guy Kawasaki learned from Steve Jobs: Experts are clueless. Customers cannot tell you...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11592224263http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11592224263Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:18:00 -0400guy kawasakisteve jobsapplelessonsinnovationmarketingsalespresentingentrepreneurApple's R&D spending at a low: Click on the post’s title to read the article by Scientific...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11591084189http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11591084189Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:55:00 -0400appler&amp;dresearchdevelopmentsteve jobsiphoneipadspendingrevenueSteve Jobs' Apple career in pictures by The Telegraph: “I was worth over $1,000,000 when I...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11094241968http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/11094241968Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:01:09 -0400steve jobspicture collectioncareerapplemacintoshentrepreneurinnovationleaderdiedtechnologythe telegraphquote"permission marketing" by seth godin: SoccerFest 2012 is an annual locally organized grassroots...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/10506660355http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/10506660355Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:44:00 -0400permission marketingseth godinsalessport managementsport businesssoccer businesssoccer tournamentsoccerfestsoccerfest 2012soccer amherstentrepreneurInc.com article by Darren Dahl on assessing the market potential of your idea: “The facts...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/10130045828http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/10130045828Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:44:22 -0400marketingentrepeneurshipinc magazineinc.cominnovationideamarket researchbusiness successbusiness failureImmigrants and Entrepreneurship in the US: “When we get fuzzy about immigration, we hurt our...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9905225041http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9905225041Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:02:09 -0400india knowledge@whartonknowledge@whartonwhartonupennentrepeneurshipinnovationforeignentrepreneurimmigrationimmigrantpolicyentrepreneurship ecosystem<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqyyj7WqVn1r1nht9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9763869169http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9763869169Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:59:31 -0400rollo maycreativityinnovationquoteideas"How to be like Apple": An article by Rachel Emma Silverman on the Wall Street Journal about the...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9697419076http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9697419076Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:36:23 -0400applesteve jobsintrapreneurshipcreativitycompany culturerachel emma silvermanwsjwall street journalmanagementcompanybuisnessentrepreneurentrepreneurshipEntrepreneur.com article on "Intrapreneurship" by Richard Branson: “Many millions of people...http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9696368968http://innovationroom.tumblr.com/post/9696368968Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:53:00 -0400virginrichard bransonintrapreneurshipintrapreneurintrapreneurialentrepreneurentrepreneurialentrepreneurshipbusinesscompany culturecultureinnovation