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Design Language for Engineers, Part 2

gmccord — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:09:05 +0000

In his follow-up to Design Language 101, Part 1", we provide information that executives responsible for product development can use to better understand how Design Language benefits engineers.

StarDental Identafi Named 2012 MDEA Award Finalist

gmccord — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:18:19 +0000

M3 Design, a provider of strategic product design and development services, and DentalEZ® Group, a supplier of innovative products and services for dental health professionals worldwide, announced today that the Identafi handheld oral cancer screening device has been chosen as a winner in the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition.

M3 Design and DentalEZ named 2…

gmccord — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:59:31 +0000

M3 Design and DentalEZ named 2012 MDEA finalist for Identafi (http://t.co/aK6KYFSi) oral cancer screening device. http://t.co/fstMqJGb…

Will neutrinos replace EM wave…

gmccord — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:00:08 +0000

Will neutrinos replace EM waves for comm some day? What do you think? http://t.co/kTVOHXHI via @UofR…

I’m hiring! Graphic Designer (…

gmccord — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:38:40 +0000

I’m hiring! Graphic Designer (contract) at M3 Design – Austin, Texas Area #jobs http://t.co/V4pUo59w…

Happy Holidays 2011

gmccord — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:55:04 +0000

Happy Holidays from the M3 Design Team!

Startup Radically Reinvents Th…

gmccord — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:53:32 +0000

Startup Radically Reinvents The Disposable Coffee Cup, Eliminating Plastic Lids | Co.Design http://t.co/7PdQpFrY…

Get Smart!

gmccord — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:35:01 +0000

If you’ve been paying any kind of attention to the news over the past few months, you will almost certainly have heard about Nest, a new kind of thermostat from former Apple veteran Tony Fadell and his team.

Innovate Like a Startup

gmccord — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:21:39 +0000

In my 15-year career working as a researcher, designer, and strategist, my focus has been on helping business leaders break new ground. I have worked with the full spectrum of technology-based companies, ranging from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, and while I have been part of some true breakthroughs, I have also witnessed my fair share of failed innovation.

Design Language for Engineers 101

gmccord — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:16:53 +0000

Let’s get this out of the way right now: I am an engineer. I’m also going to admit that for many years, my understanding and appreciation of the value of Industrial Design and Design Language was minimal.

Design Strategy explained

gmccord — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:44:43 +0000

M3 Design Strategy explained in UX Magazine by Paul Noble-Campbell:

http://t.co/TVYdQdX…

Preparing for Generation C

gmccord — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:04:16 +0000

Preparing for Generation C http://t.co/asaLhIT…

Recipe for Success

gmccord — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 20:22:29 +0000

When choosing between product directions, should you choose the simplest, the cheapest, the most reliable, or the one the CEO likes the best? If you picked any of these you might as well have chosen blindfolded.

Curling Irons

gmccord — Mon, 09 May 2011 16:36:32 +0000

Temperature control on consumer products is all around us. Think about all the devices you use that require temperature to be monitored and controlled: hair dryers, coffee makers, electric stoves, and, of course, hair care products.

Surviving Product Development

gmccord — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:28:56 +0000

In recent years there have been a few TV shows that focus on outdoor survival. During these shows the star, a survival expert, is dropped off in some remote region of the world with three items: a camera, his survival skills, and a trusty multi-tool.

I’m hiring! Senior Industrial …

gmccord — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:44:38 +0000

I’m hiring! Senior Industrial Designer at M3 Design – Austin, Texas Area #jobs http://lnkd.in/VdSnj5…

I’m hiring! Design Researcher …

gmccord — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:00:33 +0000

I’m hiring! Design Researcher / Strategist at M3 Design – Austin, Texas Area #jobs http://lnkd.in/Uk7kM2…

Join the M3 Team

gmccord — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 23:49:06 +0000

With the demand for Product Development Strategy increasing rapidly, M3 is looking for a few outstanding and talented new team members to keep up.

Optically healable supramolecu…

gmccord — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:06:28 +0000

Optically healable supramolecular polymers. How would you use this? http://goo.gl/8psw9…

From M3 Designer Kevin Sloan

gmccord — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:37:02 +0000

M3 Designer Kevin Sloan passes along this link about what might be next after Design Thinking. CQ? http://tinyurl.com/3whbp28…

Two for two! M3 wins second 20…

gmccord — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:42:58 +0000

Two for two! M3 wins second 2011 MDEA award with the Luminex Magpix http://tinyurl.com/3dvfr8h…

Stryker Mill wins 2011 MDEA Award

gmccord — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:30:58 +0000

Stryker Instruments and M3 Design today announced that their design for the Mill is among the 37 innovative products chosen to receive a 2011 Medical Design Excellence Award.

5 Product Development Mistakes

gmccord — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:49:40 +0000

The odds of a major league baseball game ending with a "walk-off" are about 1 in 11. So why is it that most development schedules expect a game ending home run to succeed?

The Bathtub of Value

gmccord — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:11:39 +0000

It’s not how much you spend on product development that’s important. It’s how the money is spent that counts the most. If exceptional Return on Investment (ROI) could be guaranteed merely by spending more, then those with the most to spend would always have the greatest success. Yet we know from observation that this is not the case.

Holographic Video Conferencing?

gmccord — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 19:16:56 +0000

http://tinyurl.com/4f7dvge…

M3 Design Grows Product Strategy Team

gmccord — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:49:53 +0000

Senior Design Strategists Brooks Protzmann and Liz Rogers have joined the expanding M3 Design Product Development team.

Selecting a Product Development Firm

gmccord — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:16:52 +0000

It was 2AM, and Homer’s Blackberry sounded like a tomcat in a pitbull kennel.

M3 Design is searching for ste…

gmccord — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:21:54 +0000

M3 Design is searching for stellar Senior Industrial Designers – pass it on! http://bit.ly/dEtYEa…

Write it down!

gmccord — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:42:34 +0000

Why do the team members at best-in-class product development firms constantly write everything down during product development discussions? If it seems that our pens never stop moving, don't be alarmed: it's simply to make our customers successful.

Happy Holidays 2010

gmccord — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:25:57 +0000

Happy Holidays from the M3 Team!

Mind the Gap

gmccord — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:52:41 +0000

Gaps of understanding between customers and the companies that serve them provide rich opportunities for discoveries, discoveries that can provide the basis for competitive advantage.

Optical Mouse

gmccord — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:46:48 +0000

The M3 Teardown team was tasked with getting rid of a dead rodent: the ubiquitous optical mouse.

Productive Procrastination

gmccord — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:21:22 +0000

Sometime in every product designer's career he or she will regret the design direction they chose on a certain project. You may have recognized the symptoms in the past: increased design complexity, a mandatory redesign, slipping the schedule, growing product cost, or needing more resources. Do these issues sound familiar?

Stryker Bone Mill Named IDEA Finalist

gmccord — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:23:49 +0000

The Stryker Bone Mill was selected as a finalist for a prestigious 2010 IDEA Award in the medical category.

Video Projector

gmccord — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:42:47 +0000

M3 has video projectors in all of its conference rooms so it was only a matter of time until one went “belly up”. Our patient for this report was a Dell 2300MP front projector with Texas Instruments’ DLP technology. The Product Teardown team took this opportunity to seek the inner mysteries of yet another product we largely take for granted; at least until it won’t light up. When we have customers in. Dang.

Throw Out Your PRD!

gmccord — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:23:41 +0000

Crafting product development strategies that result in truly innovative products requires a non-traditional approach. Rather than simply generating a list of features and requirements, a more creative and iterative design process—one optimized for identifying real human needs and addressing them with meaningful experiences—is a critical foundation for the invention of meaningful products.

Breast Pump

gmccord — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:42:41 +0000

M3 has recently been researching small form factor pumps and had the opportunity to take apart a consumer-level pumping product. The “patient” for this product teardown session was an Ameda Purely Yours® breast pump.

The Expert User Trap

gmccord — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:19:56 +0000

Prior to the development of a product, engineers and marketers prioritize the input they receive from experts and often apply them literally in the development of new products. Typically, a few very important users are selected and their perspectives are prioritized over a wider group of stakeholders that should influence the design of the product.

Emerson DeltaV Red Dot Award

gmccord — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:10:05 +0000

The Emerson DeltaV S-Series wins a 2010 Red Dot Design Award.

M3 is looking for a Senior Ind…

gmccord — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:37:43 +0000

M3 is looking for a Senior Industrial Designer. Interested? http://m3design.com/?p=1906…

Dishwasher

gmccord — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:43:32 +0000

The M3 Teardown Squad took the opportunity to “analyze” the dishwasher that has served us faithfully for the past seven years. Over the past few months, a decrease in cleaning capability was noticed and we replaced it with a new …

Our Body: the Universe Within

gmccord — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:55:15 +0000

Recommend: Our Body, the Universe Within. Showcase of human anatomy design. @Stark Center, UTexas http://tinyurl.com/9ph5xw…

Follow M3 on Twitter

gmccord — Mon, 10 May 2010 21:37:08 +0000

Follow the [applied] design thinkers on Twitter

Strategic R&D Planning Process

gmccord — Mon, 10 May 2010 19:14:51 +0000

Do you enhance your existing product or create a new one? Can you do both? How is that done?

Process Alchemy

gmccord — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:13:50 +0000

Congratulations to Emerson Process Management for re-inventing process control again with the DeltaV S-Series systems!

M3 2010 SXSW Picks

gmccord — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:11:01 +0000

Its here! The [applied] Design Thinkers' hot picks for the 2010 SxSW Festival

Anthropometrics 101

gmccord — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:59:35 +0000

[applied] design thinking in the form of anthropometrics used to create the Kid Trax Police Interceptor ride-on toy!

Elegant Pet Hydration

gmccord — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:13 +0000

M3 [applied] design thinking helps PetSafe deliver the Healthypet family of pet watering and feeding stations

M3′s work wins a iF Award. See…

gmccord — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:27:06 +0000

M3′s work wins a iF Award. See a sneak preview here http://ow.ly/198NJ…

Happy Holidays 2009

gmccord — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:16:36 +0000

Ho-Ho-Ho! Happy Holidays from the M3 Team!