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Crowd-sourcing 2.0
Posted on August 2nd, 2010 No commentsSmartcompany’s recent interview with Alec Lynch at DesignCrowd shows a welcome change in direction for the crowd-sourcing model that has been growing in prevalence within design circles.
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6 ingredients of a design concept review
Posted on December 18th, 2009 No comments
I’ve had some great feedback about my article discussing the preparation of a great design brief. Thank you to everyone who sent me comments and emails about this.One question that kept coming back at me was “How do I evaluate new concepts, and what criteria should I use to select the best direction for development?”
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Design = Change for the Better – Part 1 of 3
Posted on April 24th, 2009 No comments“Innovation” is a magically ambiguous word, leaving pretty much everything to your imagination in terms of what it means, and how to achieve it.
To me, innovation is all about “implementing change for the better” otherwise, why bother?
It’s time we stopped theorising about innovation, and actually started doing. Leave it to the academics to rationalise, define and debate – we’re here to make things better, and innovation is the key.
So, how do you innovate?
(Beware – design rant approaching…)


