A Culture of Innovation

Tim Brown

In an interview with YaleInsights, Tim Brown, CEO and president of the design consultancy IDEO, describes the elements of an innovative culture:

  1. Curious Minds: Empathy for your customer and openness
  2. Risk Intelligently: Relentlessly inspect and adapt in a trusting and nurturing environment

Source: YaleInsights

Q: What do organizations need in order to innovate?Continue

The Future of Lighting

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In a recent issue of Fast Company, the editors and 27 judges including MoMA’s curator and the lead designer at Facebook identified 56 finalists for their 2012 Innovation By Design Awards. Two of the innovations were light bulbs, a CFL and LED. Also, I think it’s important to note that both of the products were created as the result of a collaboration between by a design company and manufacturer, a pretty awesome mash-up with with everything focused on an optimal customer experience.

Masqueraaaaaaaade!

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Cleveland Museum of Art presents MIX: Masquerade (and we can’t wait!)