2.009 Product Engineering Processes

Archive: Of Interest

The of interest section of the home page changes every few days. Old links are organized on this page by the date that they were posted on the home page.

November 29
- less is more
- death by powerpoint. common mistakes

November 24
- which is a sketch, foam, or CAD?
- the cost of thanksgiving dinner
- thanksgiving patents 
- how to loose money raising turkeys

November 21
- lessons learned from Steve Jobs
- your demos suck
- time lapse from space

November 16
- put a chip in it!

November 13
- name generator
- fast naps!
- design education is tragic!

- paper prototype test of a UI
- UI paper prototyping
- app for paper prototyping an app

- simple prototyping
- time lapse from space
- mad CAD

November 8
- it's a short circuit
- Bruins and Canadiennes visit 2.009. Inattentional blindness

November 2
- assembly visualization
- the importance of models
- 99 life hacks
- workplace safety: my last day at home depot
- red square. Can you survive?
- monarch chrysalis

October 30
- Ames room! Make one
- optical illusions
- motion illusions
- rotating illusion
- Gestalt psychology

- what's the trick?
- frogger

- wooden mirror
- B school ethics

October 26
- asme code of ethics
- two headed snakes
- marry an idea: war of currents
- pirate code of ethics, wikipedia
- code of ethics for involution studios

October 23
- 6 thinking hats

October 16
- the homer
- house of quality
- Rio time lapse
- asteroids

October 14
- Gantt chart software (open source)

October 10
- tips for successful projects in 2.009
- the popinator
- how projects work
- sheep art
- singing robot

October 7
- organizational superflocks
- superflock, the TED talk
- design is changing your life

October 2
- changing behavior. Fun theory
- tomorrow lab, prototypes behind the products
- the shape of ideas
- by design... 
- ride the bus!

September 28
- clients, users and customers. What's the difference?
- sketch model wind sculpture
- cardboard cameras
- cardboard models
- ball drop. Use mouse to draw

September 23
- change a Dyson

September 21
- font size vs. distance for a typical sans serif font
- the power of a nap
- mind mapping
- 10 tips for 2.009
- an unsuccessful idea pitch
- a matter of perspective

September 20
- the way of all projects

September 18
- Sony walkman
- collective intelligence in groups
- test your reaction time!

September 14
- running team meetings (pdf)
- vanishing illusion

September 13
- messy rooms

September 11
- creativity cheat sheet (.pdf)
- group brainstorming tutorial (.pdf)

September 7
- 2014 products, 5 minute compendium
- 2.009 process: follow pink team 2014
- creativity crisis
- secret of success: grit
- fast food restaurant ice!