Monthly Archives: August 2010

Inspiration at the Creative Company Conference 2010

We have some really cool conference going on here in the Netherlands and somehow this year everyones focus is on design / design thinking / service design. Organized for the 3rd year the Creative Company Conference, which is taking place on September 14th in Haarlem, is one of these conferences.… »
Posted on 24/08/2010 by Marc Fonteijn Tags: , , , |

Idealize interview with Marcel Zwiers on “the human aspect”

Two weeks ago Marcel got interviewed in preparation for the Creative Company Conference 2010 (where 31Volts will be hosting a workshop, more on that soon). The interview was done by Idealize, a leading Dutch online magazine on innovation, creativity and business. The interview touches upon topics like why service designers… »
Posted on 20/08/2010 by Marc Fonteijn Tags: , , , |

The value of Design Driven Innovation

Some time ago I wrote an article titled “designing value beyond the inflection point”. In this article I basically outline the process of “commodization” where the return on investment continues to decrease over time. The article ends with a pledge that escaping commodization requires design skills to create value that… »
Posted on 18/08/2010 by Marc Fonteijn Tags: , , , |

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