Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean
Roberto Verganti’s fascinating analysis will stimulate all thoughtful business readers, students, and practitioners alike. This passionate... read full description
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Jan 04, 2010
Jens
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Radical innovation defines a new meaning. To really change the life and the market, design-driven innovation can't rely on the voice of the customer or market research alone. The desig-driven company needs a carefully selected network of interpreters, a network of trusted and leading individuals who are caring for the same market or clients but from a non-competitive perspective. This network forms the fertile ground for research of new trends or different meanings to be incorporated in new prod
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Nov 10, 2010
James
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The are a few books that I would call incrediable, but this is one of them. Roberto Verganti is Professor of Management of Innovation at Politecnico di Milano and founder of PROject Science, a consulting institute.
Verganti outlines a systematic approach for using your network of relationships to produce radical new meanings for products and services. He possess the thought that creative and innovative design is not making something better, but redefining what its meaning is to the wo More...
Verganti outlines a systematic approach for using your network of relationships to produce radical new meanings for products and services. He possess the thought that creative and innovative design is not making something better, but redefining what its meaning is to the wo More...
Aug 01, 2011
Heidi
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Roberto Verganti has got a refreshing point of departure with which I can definitely agree because I'm working with people heavily committed to the use centered design research: users most of the time are a lousy source for inspiration when company aims at radical innovation. Too true. One cannot go asking users what they'd want and then execute whatever studied people happened to come up with. Most of the time most of the people are conservatives. However, I'm not sure whether the diversity of
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Sep 11, 2009
Fred
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Excellent primer in design thinking.
That is the first 50% of the book.
The book continues with how steps referring to the Italian manufacturing industry. Still great but a little to much a how to approach.
Overall quite impressive and very stimulating for those who believe that innovation is not only about functionality and performance but also about meaning. It also stresses the importance of connecting to the outer world (and even there the outliers) and creat More...
That is the first 50% of the book.
The book continues with how steps referring to the Italian manufacturing industry. Still great but a little to much a how to approach.
Overall quite impressive and very stimulating for those who believe that innovation is not only about functionality and performance but also about meaning. It also stresses the importance of connecting to the outer world (and even there the outliers) and creat More...
Sep 02, 2010
Chris
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I was a little reluctant at first, but have to say this was a rather insightful read.
My main takeaway: We do need to infuse user-centricity into the culture at our organizations, but more importantly- an understanding that it is the context in which our audience lives, works, and plays is how they ascribe meaning to the products and services they use, but even more importantly still is that this context can be changed, or designed.
With this in mind, we can create marke More...
My main takeaway: We do need to infuse user-centricity into the culture at our organizations, but more importantly- an understanding that it is the context in which our audience lives, works, and plays is how they ascribe meaning to the products and services they use, but even more importantly still is that this context can be changed, or designed.
With this in mind, we can create marke More...
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Apr 30, 2011
David
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The book completely changes your thinking on design. It makes you want to discover what could be. The book is written with passion for better products, deeper meanings and a desire to see society progress. The strategies and outlines given in this book can radically change your thinking and give you the competitive advantage people look for.
Apr 07, 2011
Julie
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A great introduction to what meaning is and why business should care about it. Verganti's research providing fertile group for emergent creative communities offering alternatives in an increasingly homogenised marketplace for design.
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