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		<title>Concept prototyping. Too valuable not to.</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/concept-prototyping-too-valuable-not-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that ‘being innovative’ and ‘producing concepts’ are all the rage at the moment? It’s very fashionable, let me tell you; and quite frankly, it’s about bloody time. I’m not going to go into how to facilitate innovation, &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/concept-prototyping-too-valuable-not-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=151&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The final push to finish the software: Real Artists Ship&#8230; You&#8217;d better get back to work!</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-final-push-to-finish-the-software-real-artists-ship-youd-better-get-back-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little tale about shipping product at Apple from January 1984 and getting ‘something’ out the door on time. Article Extract: Finally, the deadline for finishing the software was less than a week away, and it seemed obvious that there &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/the-final-push-to-finish-the-software-real-artists-ship-youd-better-get-back-to-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=7&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wiki&#8217;s as specification&#8230; I don&#8217;t think so</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/wikis-as-specification-i-dont-think-so/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Browsing this article the other day at B&#38;A about using Wiki&#8217;s for specs, yet again raised the point about how teams seem to rarely agree on just how the &#8216;thing&#8217; they&#8217;re creating should be documented. Now, I’m keen on the collaboration &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/wikis-as-specification-i-dont-think-so/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=33&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On innovation culture and experimentation: Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>powlett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A good read here titled “Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable”, (thanks Brett.C for this one)&#8230; One of the key aspects of an innovation culture the article highlights is the important role experimentation plays. Innovative companies try stuff. http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/03/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable/ A few &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/on-innovation-culture-and-experimentation-newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=12&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Facilitating Product Innovation&#8230; The Yahoo way.</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/facilitating-product-innovation-the-yahoo-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>powlett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doing short, sharp sprints of activity to explore and verify concepts is definitely the way to go to ensure you’re looking at the right things at the right time for customers; and it’s interesting to hear from someone working within &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/facilitating-product-innovation-the-yahoo-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=17&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Usability &amp; Experience Metrics &#8211; Lightweight, powerful, and telling</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/usability-experience-metrics-lightweight-powerful-and-telling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most powerful and telling metrics I like to use is the single question “I would recommend this product to a friend or family member” with a rating scale for agree/disagree. I&#8217;ve found it correlates well with more &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/usability-experience-metrics-lightweight-powerful-and-telling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=38&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Melbourne Event: Iron Designer II &#8211; Revenge is a dish best served cold &#8211; 7pm, Friday July 24th</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/melbourne-event-iron-designer-ii-revenge-is-a-dish-best-served-cold-7pm-friday-july-24th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like Iron Chef, perhaps MasterChef… How about throwing fruit at designers while they try and cook something up? Come along if you’re in Melbourne on July 24. Iron Designer is the official closing event of the State of Design Festival &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/melbourne-event-iron-designer-ii-revenge-is-a-dish-best-served-cold-7pm-friday-july-24th/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=43&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Impressions of the events: How to Use Design to Drive Innovation AND The Future of Design Thinking: A conversation with IDEO</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/impressions-of-the-events-how-to-use-design-to-drive-innovation-and-the-future-of-design-thinking-a-conversation-with-ideo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went along yesterday to the Momentum Innovation event held at the EBC “How to Use Design to Drive Innovation”, and the Design Victoria event “Future of Design Thinking: A conversation with IDEO”. Both were great. I had to leave &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/impressions-of-the-events-how-to-use-design-to-drive-innovation-and-the-future-of-design-thinking-a-conversation-with-ideo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=47&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waving to Google?</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/waving-to-google/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google have recently announced Google Wave, a tool for communication and collaboration via the browser. The actual launch appears to be months away. There’s no doubt its working, but just how good the experience will be remains to be seen. &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/waving-to-google/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=51&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Xbox Natal. Very cool.</title>
		<link>http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/xbox-natal-very-cool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love what Microsoft are doing in the home entertainment space with delivering the set-top box experience via the Xbox, and now we&#8217;re getting a first look at Natal the  &#8220;No Strings (or Controllers) Attached&#8221; experience. On demand Movies, Television &#8230; <a href="http://powlett.wordpress.com/2009/06/03/xbox-natal-very-cool/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=powlett.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8776595&amp;post=55&amp;subd=powlett&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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