Comments on: The Origin of Cool Things http://www.thinkpulp.com/archives/the-origin-of-cool-things Opus pro charta Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick for Example http://www.thinkpulp.com/archives/the-origin-of-cool-things/comment-page-1#comment-41 Rick for Example Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:35:06 +0000 http://www.thinkpulp.com/?p=192#comment-41 quite possible that there is something to that. fewer categories. but i think that the three ways i use have the advantage of being recognizable strategies, whereas unlimited time and money describes virtually no one. of course, be a genius isn't exactly actionable, either. quite possible that there is something to that. fewer categories. but i think that the three ways i use have the advantage of being recognizable strategies, whereas unlimited time and money describes virtually no one. of course, be a genius isn’t exactly actionable, either.

]]> By: Aaron Oppenheimer http://www.thinkpulp.com/archives/the-origin-of-cool-things/comment-page-1#comment-39 Aaron Oppenheimer Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:31:50 +0000 http://www.thinkpulp.com/?p=192#comment-39 Rick, your three ways of making good stuff are similar to my experience in the product design world and the three ways I've seen companies work. Of my three, two can bring "guaranteed" success: 1. have *the guy* who makes the decisions and is good at it. Be Apple or Virgin. 2. have unlimited time and money and shotgun the market repeatedly; have a high enough hit rate to be able to point to successes. Be Samsung or Black & Decker. If you don't have the guy and don't have infinite time/money, you need a method. And most companies just don't. I wonder about the difference between your "intuitive" and my "infinite time/money". It seems to me that if you're intuitive and right, you're the genius. If you're intuitive and wrong but don't sink your company, you must have infinite time/money. How many crappy toys did Rubik come up with before the cube (or, maybe more tellingly, after)? A Rick, your three ways of making good stuff are similar to my experience in the product design world and the three ways I’ve seen companies work. Of my three, two can bring “guaranteed” success:

1. have *the guy* who makes the decisions and is good at it. Be Apple or Virgin.
2. have unlimited time and money and shotgun the market repeatedly; have a high enough hit rate to be able to point to successes. Be Samsung or Black & Decker.

If you don’t have the guy and don’t have infinite time/money, you need a method. And most companies just don’t.

I wonder about the difference between your “intuitive” and my “infinite time/money”. It seems to me that if you’re intuitive and right, you’re the genius. If you’re intuitive and wrong but don’t sink your company, you must have infinite time/money. How many crappy toys did Rubik come up with before the cube (or, maybe more tellingly, after)?

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