Grounded innovation : strategies for creating digital products / Lars Erik Holmquist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmquist, Lars Erik, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microprocessors--Technological innovations.

Microprocessors.

Microcomputers--Technological innovations.

Microcomputers.

Digital electronics--Technological innovations.

Digital electronics.

Creative ability in technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Strategies for inventing smart products

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Morgan Kaufmann, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

How will you design the next big thing? And the thing after that? And after that...? This book can help, by providing practical techniques for the innovation process which consists of invention and investigation. Smart products are popping up everywhere and we are constantly presented with newer, better 'things' that enhance our everyday lives - the pace continually speeding up. Efficiency of creativity mixed with designing within budgetary and business culture parameters is difficult on a good day. This book provides extensive examples of products that did and didn't make it to consu

Contents:

Understanding digital artifacts

Innovation : making a change in the world

Inquiry : finding out how things are

Invention : creating something new

Prototyping : finding out if (and how) it works

Materials

Interaction : surfaces for input and output

Networking : when things get connected

Sensing : being aware of the context

Proactivity : products that decide for themselves

Creating digital products : mashing it up and getting it out there.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613611017

9781280581236

1280581239

9780123859471

0123859476

OCLC:

782878410