Earlier this morning, I was among the 10,000+ attendees at the Autodesk University event in Las Vegas and took in the keynote address that included Carl Bass, Autodesk’s CEO, Jeff Kowalski, Autodesk’s CTO and Tom Kelley, the general manager of IDEO, one the world’s premier product design firms.
A couple of key take-aways emerged.
1. From What [...]
GrapeCity, an award-winning software development firm, offers a variety of services to help its clients develop new products and achieve their business goals. GrapeCity’s client list includes global brands such as Microsoft, Accenture, Sony, Procter & Gamble, Intel, Mitsubishi, AT&T and Johnson & Johnson.
GrapeCity specializes in two kinds of projects. First, they [...]
Gizmodo is a great source for new, innovative (and not so innovative - how many ipod docks do we really need?) products. They keep our team up to date on the latest gadgets. Gizmodo just posted on the SMART table, which utilizes the multitouch interface for kids which looks like a pretty cool idea.
It’s always [...]
Not surprising, companies are using more Web 2.0 tools and technologies now than they were last year. The latest survey results from The McKinsey Quarterly on “Building the Web 2.0 Enterprise” illustrate the growing investments in Web 2.0 technologies.
The shifts that are occurring are in how and where Web 2.0 tools are being applied. [...]
There’s been much attention recently given to social networking and collaboration as it applies to the business process of innovation. It’s fueled by a growing crop of companies that are adopting a more open innovation model and inviting their communities of customers, partners and employees to participate in the process of sharing ideas, discussing [...]
What makes a company a great innovator? Is it based on quantifiable measures such as # of patents? # of awards? revenue growth? Or is it fundamentally something less quantifiable and more qualitative, - something you see reflected in the DNA of a company’s culture, the vision of its leadership [...]