by john | Sep 22, 2019 | Design
My article from LinkedIn Today is the 50th Anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11. While there is no doubt of the heroic endeavours of the crew and the hard work of 400,000 people who spent a decade on the project,, it is also down to good planning, systems and...
by john | Sep 21, 2019 | Design
If you are going to pitch your idea of business or idea to investors, customers, partners, potential cofounders etc you will probably want to prepare a pitch deck. Here is a useful list of articles to help you decide and plan your pitch deck. Hopefully it will save...
by john | Sep 15, 2019 | Design
One of my favourite ways on working is to use Canvases to put all your thoughts in a concise format. Many of you may be familiar with the Business Canvas, but here is a wonderful one for products called the Product Discovery Canvas. Short and to the point and pretty...
by john | Jun 5, 2019 | Design
The traditional model of a company coming into existence was about it developing a new product or service. If the product could scale to fund or support a company, a new company came into existence. Sometimes companies are made to be acquired for a variety of reasons,...
by john | May 1, 2019 | Design
Evolution vs revolution, understanding product roadmaps Is it better to redesign something new or repurpose and evolve an existing product ? The story about product design is as true for airlines and it is for utilities, train operators, computers, phone networks,...
by john | Apr 21, 2019 | Design
When it comes to solving a problem and designing a solution, there is often one key factor or constraint that subsequently determines everything else. This critical factor or constraint is the first and most important thing that has to be solved or the problem needs...
by john | Sep 29, 2018 | Design
I am in the middle of updating to IOS 12 and this has made me reflect. Prior to the internet and online updates. Change was less frequent, and software developers had to consider each batch of updates and upgrades more seriously due to the cost of sending disks etc....
by john | Aug 4, 2018 | Design
Coffee is just coffee, right … WRONG. Going Global. Being global does not mean give the same product experience everywhere. It is important to be sensitive to local tastes and culture. McDonald’s in India does not sell beef even though it’s signature product is...
by john | Aug 4, 2018 | Design
There is one mantra I love, the only way to predict the future is to make it… Is AI hyped, there are plenty of reports about how big AI will be and how everyone is working on AI. Yes the technology has come a long way in the last 35 years when I first got...
by john | Aug 4, 2018 | Design
Implementing a radical innovation, even if invented in-house in a large company is challenging. Xerox invented the GUI interface and mouse and never brought it to market, Kodak invented the digital camera, the rest is history…. Most companies priority is to...
