Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Blog Reviews for week of 10/19-10/25



Apple is just smarter

If Apple's recent stock performance is anything but them materializing what I have been telling my friends, co workers and anyone that spends more than a few minutes with me, so it was natural that as I perused through businessweek and saw an article about Apple that I was intrigued. The article's first line "In order to innovate, you need to immerse yourself in your problem." I believe is part of the Apple miracle. When you look at the long line of Apple products you see that inherent principle in the innovation and precision that Apple products try to achieve. This blog was titled 10 Ways the iPod Can Make You a Smarter Businessperson. And it goes on to identify in what ways the iPod has allowed the business IQ of a person to increase.
10. Brand
9. Business
8. Consumer/ End User
7. Consumer/ Seller
6. Competition
5. Client
4. Problems to Solve
3. Technologies to Leverage
2. Trends
1. Apply the Methodologies


I often regard being empathetic as a good thing. And many may wonder okay well how does that connect in anyway to "innovation" or "design"? After reading this article I was reminded of a question I ask myself quite often... What is art, or design, or even innovation? With everyone having various levels of empathy aren't these things all subjective. How can we measure innovation when we in your

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