Aesthetics, Design, Product Design, interview, video
Interviews on Innovation
Experientia, a blog on user experience, links to some interviews by a Spanish innovation network called Infonomia. I suppose they’re not exactly interviews because the videos are cut so that the dialogue is reduced to the interviewee’s response. But it is no matter.
In the interview with Alberto Alessi, we learn the background of Phillipe Stark’s virus-shaped juicer. Apparently, Alberto Alessi asked him to design a serving tray in stainless steel and two years later he was given a lemon juicer in aluminum. [Note bene: I have never been a fan of Stark’s work but have always respected his ability to gain such wide recognition for it. My regard for him became somewhat more positive when he actually apologized for all his work!]
There is another brief video featuring Tom Kelley, general manager of IDEO and author of the fantastic and highly recommended books, the Ten Faces of Innovation and the Art of Innovation. He discusses the shift towards client collaboration in the problem solving algorithm. Kelley also describes staffing using a film-making analogy, saying that a brilliant project, like a brilliant film, can only happen with the right people. A great film is made by scouring the world for the appropriate people, not using personnel as a commodity.
…and I must add, Tom Kelley is a phenomenal speaker! How engaging and confident!
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I saw Tom Kelley speak at RSA Conference 2007. It was definitely the best talk of the week, and it had nothing to do with security.