The Strength of an Architect is in their Collaborative Abilities

My initial interest for this podcast was the perspective of Design from an Architect’s viewpoint. How does it differ from an industrial engineer or even an industrial designer, or other Design fields such as marketing? What makes an architect thought process different? I was surprised not in the answers that I received from my guest, Read More …

Should your Organization start Thinking like an Architect?

We accept that Architects have an ability to design pleasing structures. I feel another part of their repertoire is equally as important; It is the ability to visualize the change needed between current and the future state and to successfully chart the path for evolving to it. You may believe that these traits are common Read More …

How to Design like an Architect

Doug Patt of How to Architect created this video, How to Design like an Architect which is a great intro to this weeks podcast, Design from an Architects Perspective. I encourage you to visit Doug’s site. It is well constructed and very impressive from both a visual and ease of use perspective.  Doug has a Read More …

Co-Creation and Open Innovation from HYVEinnovation

One of my favorite videos recently has been the HYVEinnovation video on Co-Creation and Open Innovation. If you have not seen this it is well worth your time to view. Related Information: Do You Know the Right Job For Your Products? Will Product Managers embrace Open Innovation?Do you co-create value with your Customer? A Service Read More …

Architects View of Prototyping and

Next week’s Business901 Podcast guest is Zachary Evans. He is an architect and partner at Kelty Tappy Design, Inc., a Fort Wayne architecture, planning, and urban design firm. A Ball State University graduate (Muncie, Indiana), Zach holds professional architectural registrations in Indiana and Ohio and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards Read More …

What is New in Business Model Generation

The Business Model Canvas is an analytical tool outlined in the book Business Model Generation. It is a visual template preformatted with the nine blocks of a business model, which allows you to develop and sketch out new or existing business models. This book has sold over 220,000 copies the past two years and has Read More …