Google Braindrain
Posted by: Owen on Thursday, 22nd Nov, 2007
Interesting post on Techcrunch talking about how there seems to be a number of people leaving Google to join Facebook. And it doesn’t seem to be about just money. Facebook is perceived as being a more exciting place to work and experiencing the phenomenal growth that Google enjoyed in the early days. Facebook is set [...]
Innovation driving Innovation
Posted by: Owen on Monday, 25th Jun, 2007
Don’t you just love the way how innovation and market development go hand in hand? One person comes up with a widget, someone else will copy it and make some improvements, someone else will come up with a brand new way to use it, but nevertheless the widget keeps getting improved and proves more value [...]
HBR - Breakthrough ideas for 2007
Posted by: Owen on Thursday, 1st Feb, 2007
Harvard Business Review have an interesting article about what they consider to be Breakthrough Ideas for 2007. There’s some interesting ideas in the list, but I find 2 of them more poignant than others:
An emerging hotbed of user-centered innovation
This is one of the most prevalent trends I’m seeing in industry today. Customers aren’t happy to [...]
Gadgets as tyrants
Posted by: Owen on Friday, 19th Jan, 2007
Interesting article on the New York Times which talks about the emerging trends in gadgets today in that they focus predominantly on limiting users’ choice and flexibility. If you look at DVDs for example, they are more difficult to copy than videos. New media like HD-DVD or Blu-Ray make it even harder for users to [...]
