In a previous post, I previewed the original Venturi Eclectic. The design was unique in a toaster meets golf cart meets cute toy robot sort of way. Billed as an “Energy Autonomous Vehicle”, the design is now referred to as the Eclectic Concept. The new and production Eclectic debuted at the Paris Motor Show recently and is [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Venturi Eclectic – New Production Design for Electric Vehicle
Posted in Automobiles, Environment, Inspiration, tagged battery electric vehicle, eclectic, electric car, electric vehicle, Environment, neighborhood electric vehicle, venturi on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Tommy Hilfiger’s Bonneville Belly Tank Lakester Top Speed Racers
Posted in Aircraft, Automobiles, Inspiration, tagged ad, Aircraft, airplane, belly tank, bonneville, car, fashion, fuel tank, innovation, lakester, salt flats, tommy hilfiger on October 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I saw a magazine ad a few months where the cars used as background props really caught my attention. But the moment passed and soon I forgot about the ad and the cars — but not for long. The sleek vintage look of the racing cars in the ad just kept coming [...]
Daimler’s New car2go Car Sharing Business
Posted in Automobiles, Environment, Inspiration, Product Ideas, tagged car share, car2go, Daimler, electric car, Environment, innovation, new product, smart, traffic, urban on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, Daimler’s internal innovation group launched a new car-sharing service called car2go. It’s very similar to Zipcar but with some added flexibility in drop off location. It will first be tested in Ulm, Germany by Daimler employees. Once this trial phase is complete, car2go is expected to expand across major European cities.
It’s one thing for a start up company like Zipcar to [...]
My Favorite Cars – Porsche Cayman
Posted in Automobiles, Inspiration, tagged Cayman, Porsche, sports car on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Porsche has always been a top tier product when it comes to sports cars. The legendary 911, the racing heritage, the singular focus on sports cars (until they started producing SUVs and now sedans) has established Porsche as a thoroughbred sporting marque.
The designs have evolved with many superb cars such as the front engine 944 [...]
If It Isn’t Broken, FIX It!
Posted in Process, tagged change, creativity, innovation, management, organization, product development on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After more than 20 years working and studying in environments from traditional to radical, I’ve seen how ‘tried and true’ methods can succeed and then fail. The problem with regular, consistent, and routine processes is that they typically can’t handle a major external shock. These shocks can include game-changing global competition, revolutionary technology, economic disaster, etc. So how can [...]
