IDEO’s Collaborative Design Process
BusinessWeek
Tim Brown is interviewed on why it’s now necessary for consultancies like his to get involved ever-earlier in new-product development.
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Blobjects & Beyond
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
IDEO’s Q concept finds a place in the San Jose Museum of Art’s first exhibition of industrial design, March 6, 2005 – July 10, 2005 in San Jose, CA
With the influx of consumer products defined by smooth-formed, “blobby” silhouettes peaking in the mid-1990s, Blobjects & Beyond: The New Fluidity in Design was a not-too-distant retrospective, filled with curvaceous product, furniture, graphic design, media, and architecture from the past two decades. Demonstrating significant advances in prototyping and manufacturing, Blobjects & Beyond tracked such “classic” superfluids as the Apple iMac, the Nike Triax watch, the Smart Car, and a handful of recognizable Alessi designs, among others. Also included in the exhibit was IDEO’s Q mobile workstation concept for Steelcase, a desktop prototype of a capsule-like space that illustrated the need for new levels of adjustability in the work environments of the future. This and other forward-looking designs brought an element that, according to the San Jose Museum of Art, “goes ‘beyond’ the upbeat, friendly blobject toward a design language reflective of the darker post-9/11 mood.”
Also in conjunction with Blobjects & Beyond was a conversation between Yves Behár and IDEO co-founder Bill Moggridge on April 7, 2005, at the San Jose Museum of Art.
Getting Connected
FORM
“Among the models in the new collection Emma may well look the most conventional, but as regards the technology inside it really is the most unconventional of the four.”
IDSA and BusinessWeek Magazine's 2004 IDEA Awards
Each year, the best in design is honored with the Industrial Design Excellence Awards, presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America and sponsored by BusinessWeek. In 2004 IDEO tops the IDEA list, winning ten awards for projects that explore a range of design thinking and innovation, from medical devices to the future of multimedia home PCs.
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IDEA Gold:
- Kickstart (ApproTEC) MoneyMaker Deep Lift Pump: A human-powered well pump for Kenyan farmers
- IDEO Heimspiel: Enchanced experience with everyday objects
- Vocera Communications Badge: The focal point for a voice-command communication system
- Logitech KeyCase: “Smart fabric” makes possible a folding keyboard and PDA case
- Vodafone Interactive Cube: An interactive sculpture you control with your mobile phone
IDEA Silver:
- Advanced Bionics HiRes Auria: A modular hearing aid device with a signature look
- Organ Recovery Systems LifePort Kidney Transporter: Making more kidneys available for transplants
- BBCi Showcase: Interact with the BBC from the street as you walk by
IDEO wins MDEA for work with Organ Recovery Systems and Gyrus
Medical Design Excellence Awards
IDEO wins Medical Design Excellence Awards for work with Organ Recovery Systems and Gyrus.
Gold:
- Organ Recovery Systems LifePort Kidney Transporter: Making more kidneys available for transplants
Silver:
- Gyrus ENT Diego Powered Dissector: Surgeons helped design this otolaryngology tool
More on the awards here.
Empathic Research
Aircraft Interiors International
Empathic Research Can Help Uncover Latent Passenger Needs, by Alan South
How Will We Live in 2010?
Metropolis
Metropolis profiles IDEO’s work at the Stanford Center for Innovations in Learning and Memorial Hospital.
The Power of Design
BusinessWeek
“IDEO redefined good design by creating experiences, not just products. Now it’s changing the way companies innovate.”
“Kaiser Permanente, the largest health maintenance organization in the U.S., was developing a long-range growth plan in 2003 that would attract more patients and cut costs. Kaiser has hundreds of medical offices and hospitals and thought it might have to replace many of them with expensive next-generation buildings. It hired IDEO, the Palo Alto (Calif.) design firm, for help. Kaiser execs didn’t know it then, but they were about to go on a fascinating journey of self-discovery. That’s because of IDEO’s novel approach. For starters, Kaiser nurses, doctors, and facilities managers teamed up with IDEO’s social scientists, designers, architects, and engineers and observed patients as they made their way through their medical facilities. At times, they played the role of patient themselves.”
- “The Power of Design” by Bruce Nussbaum
Red Dot Design Awards
IDEO’s receives Red Dot Awards for work with Lufthansa and Zyliss.
High Design Quality:
- Lufthansa Nice System: Elegant remote control for in-flight entertainment
Red Dot:
- Zyliss Salad Spinner: A stylish way to clean your leafy vegetables, in two sizes.
- Zyliss Mandoline: Slice fruits and vegetables cleanly and safely
IDEOLOGY
Health Forum Journal
“The in-house group was an intentionally motley collection—physicians, nurses, managers and support staff, even the resident chaplain. ‘Half of the value of our process,’ comments Ilya Prokopoff… ‘is bringing people together in the hospital who’ve never worked together before.’”
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Design Gets Real
Newsweek
“IDEO is at the forefront of a radical shift in the very concept of design, moving from inventing objects to analyzing and reshaping the way environments and customs mold our experiences.”
IDSA and BusinessWeek Magazine’s 2003 IDEA Awards
Each year, the best in design is honored with the Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), presented by the Industrial Designers Society of America and sponsored by BusinessWeek. In 2003 IDEO has topped the IDEA list again, winning eight awards in research, user interfaces, consumer products, and medical devices.
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IDEA Gold:
- Gyrus Diego System (Research): Surgeons helped design this otolaryngology tool
- Logitech Pocket Digital Camera: Ultrathin and stylish pocket camera
- Zinio Reader: Defining the experience of reading magazines on your computer
IDEA Silver:
- Evenflo Triumph Convertible Car Seat: Car seat boasts safety, comfort, and ease of use
- Medtronic N’Vision Programmer (Research): Handheld control of implantable pain management devices
- IDEO Method Cards (Research): 51-card deck of user observation techniques
IDEA Bronze:
- Healthtech BodyGem: Measure resting metabolic rate quickly and accurately
- Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Pro: Web camera with integrated, fold-up notebook mount
Q&A with Tim Brown
MIT Technology Review
Q&A: Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, describes the interplay between technology and design-a process that, at its best, yields products that change the way people live and work.
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