Method Card iPhone app.

IDEO Method Cards were first released in 2003 as a printed deck intended as inspiration for practicing and aspiring designers, as well as those seeking a creative spark in their work. With more than ten thousand decks in distribution, an IDEA Silver award and continued coverage in the press, we are very proud of the tool’s success in the marketplace. However, as a design tool meant to help people explore new approaches and develop their own, we realized it was time to evolve its form. We wanted to experiment with a mobile platform and make it more readily available to an ecosystem of users who can take this tool to a new level. ]]> http://www.solutiondirector.com/?feed=rss2&p=864 0 http://www.solutiondirector.com/?p=862 http://www.solutiondirector.com/?p=862#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:48:12 +0000 andrew http://www.solutiondirector.com/?p=862 Here’s a great winter reading list from our friends at IDEO. (www.ideo.com)

Innovator’s Solution by Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor is a book that reveals novel truths about innovation and a set of proven theories managers can use to achieve growth through disruptive innovation.

Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen is a groundbreaking book that explains why disruptive innovation is so hard—but necessary.

Entrepreneurial Mindset by Rita Gunther McGrath and Ian McMillian is a book that provides a guide to thinking and acting in environments that are fast-paced, rapidly changing, and highly uncertain.

The Knowing-Doing Gap by Bob Sutton and Jeffrey Pfeffer is a book that explores common obstacles to action in busines—such as fear and inertia—and profiles successful companies that overcome them.

Evidence Based Management by Bob Sutton and Jeff Pfeffer is a book that suggests businesses take cues from evidence-based medicine and its practitioners, who hone their craft through constant practice, experience, and knowledge seeking.

Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath is a book on the art of making ideas unforgettable through effective storytelling.

The Future of Management by Gary Hamel is a book that invites organizations to shed age-old systems and processes and think differently.

Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation by James Andrew, Harold Sirkin and John Butman is a book that looks at different innovation models and how organizations can optimize returns by better analyzing where, what, and how to spend.

Emotional Design by Donald A. Norman is a book that looks at the role emotion plays in human-centered design.

“The Challenges of Innovation” is an article by Irving Wladawsky-Berger on BusinessWeek Online about the major obstacles to a healthy innovation environment.

I shot this movie in a day at Adobe’s office, creating a company and story to demonstrate how Creative Suite tools can help you create better reports and presentations. Guerilla film making at it’s best! Well done everyone involved. Many thanks to Pete Brownstein as always for his expertise and guidance.
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Here’s the Film. Shot with a Sony TG-5 using onlocation , edited with Premiere and After Effects.

I was a panelist on the State of the Web keynote debate during Web Directions South 09. The panel of Ben Galbraith Palm, Michael Kordhali  Microsoft, Doug Schepers W3C,  Lochie and myself from Adobe debated web standards and the future of the web. An interesting session, some great ideas in there. The crowd were calling for blood – and the buzz on twitter was “fight!, fight! fight!”
http://www.webdirections.org

WDS have just completed a state of the web survey which provides interesting insight in current practices in the web community

http://www.webdirections.org/the-state-of-the-web-2008/

The update on player stats from developers – Flash leads by a country mile
http://www.webdirections.org/the-state-of-the-web-2008/flash-silverlight-and-other-embedded-content/#more-1442

Daniel Bogan’s amazing sketches of the debate session – very clever Daniel.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wafer/sets/72157622594391326/show/

Here is what Matt Costain, technical director at SBS broadcasting had to say after the race completed:

“Adobe’s responsive team was able to deliver the highly integrated and innovative application that was the SBS Tour Tracker™. Bringing cycling fans live video, rider GPS tracking, community chat, course profiles, Twitter streams and rider performance data was a first in Australia, if not the world. The tracker perfectly complemented SBS’ television broadcast and was pivotal to the success of SBS’ coverage of the 2009 Tour de France.”

Click on the image below or here to see a time-lapse replay of one of the stages.

http://www.edgeoftheweb.org.au/

http://www.vbraw.com.au

The promotion gives away a Porsche and the interactive parts of the campaign are streamed with Flash Media Server

January 2010

February 2010

FITC Amsterdam 2010
February 22nd – 23rd, 2010
Amsterdam, Netherlands

March 2010

360|Flex
March 7th – 10th, 2010
San Jose, California, US

SXSW 2010 – Interactive
March 12th – 16th, 2010
Austin, Texas, US

MIX10
March 15th – 17th, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada, US

April 2010

NAB Show
April 10th – 15th, 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada, US

The Next Web Conference 2010
April 21st – 23rd, 2010
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

May 2010

Lift10
May 5th – 7th, 2010
Geneva, Switzerland

FutureEverything (formerly Futuresonic)
May 12th – 15th, 2010
Manchester, UK

Flash And The City
May 14th – 16th, 2010
New York, US

Web Flash Festival
May 28th – 30th, 2010
Paris, France

June 2010

OFFF Paris 2010
June 24th – 26th, 2010
Paris, France

July 2010

SIGGRAPH 2010
July 26th – 30th, 2010
Los Angeles, California, US

August 2010

September 2010

Flash on the Beach ‘10
September 26th – 29th, 2010
Brighton, UK