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Ethnographic Research Tips for B2B Markets

gmccord — Tue, 14 May 2013 18:14:59 +0000

There are many “best practices” articles on the topic of contextual user research; however very few speak to the common mistakes made by well-meaning researchers. Worse, this lack of pitfall information enables those researchers to justify their actions when best practices are not followed!

M3 Tweet: Our thoughts, prayers and hearts go out to all tho…

gmccord — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:35:41 +0000

Our thoughts, prayers and hearts go out to all those affected by the #BostonMarathon incident today.…

M3 Tweet: Deconstructed electronic mfg! Tiny Chiplets: A New…

gmccord — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:45:42 +0000

Deconstructed electronic mfg! Tiny Chiplets: A New Level of Micro Manufacturing nyti.ms/16JxuDb…

Electric Toothbrush

gmccord — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:44:20 +0000

How do you improve the ubiquitous toothbrush? M3 set out to answer that question with its latest teardown project, a Sonicare rechargeable toothbrush.

Embrace Complexity

gmccord — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:14:56 +0000

Rube Goldberg mousetraps and aircraft cockpits. The word itself can send shivers down the spines of product developers and users alike. Complexity is a key component of every product development project and product success requires that it be embraced like everything else. It’s just harder to do so.

M3 Tweet: So long to HDDs thanks to the miracle that is grap…

gmccord — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:09:41 +0000

So long to HDDs thanks to the miracle that is graphene! Flash memory chip built out of single-atom-thick components ars.to/14aGdBZ…

M3 Tweet: M3 client @Luminex partners with Merck to develop…

gmccord — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:44:59 +0000

M3 client @Luminex partners with Merck to develop Alzheimer’s diagnostic device goo.gl/1TSf7…

M3 Tweet: Worlds tallest solar tower (750 feet) to be erected

gmccord — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:36:37 +0000

World’s tallest solar tower (750 feet) to be erected in California… Twice : TreeHugger treehugger.com/renewable-ener… via @TreeHugger…

M3 Tweet: Fortune 2013 Top 100 Places to Work Stryker

gmccord — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:56:08 +0000

Fortune 2013 Top 100 Places to Work Stryker info: goo.gl/b4ELz…

M3 Tweet: Fortune 2013 Top 100 Places to Work @NetApp

gmccord — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:55:15 +0000

Fortune 2013 Top 100 Places to Work @NetApp info: goo.gl/2uz3N…

M3 Tweet: Congrats to M3 clients @NetApp and Stryker

gmccord — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:52:41 +0000

M3 clients Stryker and NetApp make the 2013 Fortune top 100 places to work!

The Intuitive Debate

gmccord — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:29:15 +0000

My Dad is a PC. He’s a trained computer science engineer who builds and maintains massive corporate mainframe software applications.

M3 Tweet: New Technique of 3D Printing Works With Embryonic…

gmccord — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:37:56 +0000

New Technique of 3D Printing Works With Embryonic Stem Cells : TreeHugger treehugger.com/clean-technolo… via @TreeHugger…

Risk + Reward: What Really Motivates Creative Firms

gmccord — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:50:03 +0000

In this article we will present the five critical factors that motivate your creative partners to do their best, and more importantly, how you and your development program can

Getting to The Moon One Step at a Time

gmccord — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:40:36 +0000

I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.

Happy Holidays 2012

gmccord — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:44:13 +0000

Happy Holidays from the M3 Design Team!

M3 Tweet: Reading @M3DesignThink – Avoiding the Schedule Tra…

gmccord — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:08:25 +0000

Reading @m3designthink – Avoiding the Schedule Trap m3design.com/?p=3074…

Avoiding the Schedule Trap

gmccord — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:30:12 +0000

Let’s face it; engaging a product development firm these days can seem daunting. On the surface, things seem simple. You’ve got a schedule to keep, you compare it to your available resources and the math doesn’t add up.

M3 Tweet: Read this! – The fast and the flexible: Graphene f…

gmccord — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:29:47 +0000

Read this! – The fast and the flexible: Graphene foam batteries charge quickly | Ars Technica tinyurl.com/8q2ff5e…

5 Game-Changing Technologies

gmccord — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:07:31 +0000

One of the cooler things about my job at M3 is that I get to spend time evaluating “what’s next” in technology. Today, I’d like to share five innovations that have the potential to generate some pretty serious disruption over the next decade or so.

Another happy M3 client: Hughe…

gmccord — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:48:06 +0000

Another happy M3 client: Hughes updates its HughesNet satellite broadband with Gen4 service http://t.co/g3k7SfOR via @engadget …

Endeavour makes its final roun…

gmccord — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:26:33 +0000

Endeavour makes its final rounds: A photoessay | Ars Technica http://t.co/KazTjQIY …

ReWalk ushers in the age of th…

gmccord — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:07:38 +0000

ReWalk ushers in the age of the exoskeleton | Ars Technica http://t.co/oFWY7KCp …

M3 wins MDEA Design Award for Identafi System

gmccord — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:50:57 +0000

M3 wins yet another MDEA Design award, this time for the DentalEZ Identafi Oral Cancer Screening system

Your next backup technology: D…

gmccord — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:11:13 +0000

Your next backup technology: DNA! http://t.co/OZbZsAlo…

How To Avoid Being Commoditized

gmccord — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:07:34 +0000

Your company has been quite successful for a long time now. You created both the product category, and the market it serves. You are the clear leader. Life is good.

All-In-One Printer

gmccord — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:30:32 +0000

One of our engineers had a printer with a damaged print head and he graciously donated its corpse in the name of science

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…

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.

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?