by Drew Boyd | Apr 6, 2015 | Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Idea Generation, Ideation, Innovation Sighting
One way you can use the Task Unification Technique is to make an internal component take on the function of an external component in a Closed World. In effect, the internal component “steals” the external component’s function. Five universities in the United Kingdom...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 25, 2010 | Design Thinking, Ideation
The Division template of the corporate innovation method, S.I.T., works by listing the components of the product or service, then dividing out a component either physically, functionally, or by preserving the characteristics of the whole. Here is a unique example of...
by Drew Boyd | Jul 12, 2010 | Consultants, Ideation
Task Unification is a hard working innovation tool. Task Unification assigns an additional task to an existing resource or component of the product or service. Here is a clever example from Springwise. It is a service called “Itizen.” It allows you to...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 8, 2010 | Design Thinking, Ideation
LG Electronics is about to announce their third annual Design the Future Competition. Last year, more than 800 entries were submitted by consumers with their take on the future of mobile communications. The winning entry is the focus of this month’s Innovation...