May 2012
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“The best way to complain is to make things.”
—James Murphy
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If you are trying to transform your company or your industry you likely need to bring in at least a handful of outsiders who will look at the world in new ways.
Creative tasks actually decrease with monetary incentives.
Instead of looking at someone’s results, you have to look at the process they follow to achieve those results. Look for innovators that invest time to understand their target market, think holistically, design and execute smart experiments, and demonstrate a willingness to change course. Even if an individual effort doesn’t succeed, innovators who follow these behaviors are more likely to succeed in the long term.
” —How to create a Culture of Innovation (via FastCo Design)
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“It is customary in a review of the Milan furniture fair to round up the year’s best products and, dare I say it, the “hot new trends”. But this was not a particularly strong year for innovative products, with many companies playing it safe or re-upholstering old classics. So let’s just accept that there was a more compelling story to tell. This groundswell of participative design, rapid manufacturing techniques and hacking is starting to challenge Milan’s design orthodoxy, making us forget about products and think about processes. Because the furniture fairs of the not-too-distant future will be for exhibiting new services and technologies, not just objects.”
—Justin McGuirk, The Guardian - interesting review on the Milan Furniture Fair
