Daily Archives: March 9, 2019

The Untapped New Product Genius of Engineering Firms

Innovation TechniquesBy Tim Hampton March 9, 2019

Consulting engineering firms are a rich source of new product ideas This is the conclusion of a 2003 paper by SUNY Geneseo professor Ian Alam (citation below). In the paper, Prof Alam studied the efforts of a manufacturer of iron and steel components and materials. This company, given the fictitious name BILTI sold its products…

Team Design Thinking Demonstration

Design ThinkingBy Tim Hampton March 9, 2019

Applying Design Thinking Design Thinking can make sense on paper but it can be challenge to adopt it in an environment where it’s never been seen before. This quick 90 minute exercise takes pairs of participants through the steps of empathy and prototyping. What I’ve found is that not only do the participants come away…