Ann Zimmerman of The Wall Street Journal wrote a fascinating article earlier this week on Target’s efforts to help thwart “Showrooming” when shoppers come into the store to see a product in person only to buy it from a rival later on-line, frequently at a lower price.  According to the article “Last week, in an [...]

Dave Franchino, president and principal of Design Concepts, will be headed back to the classroom February 1-3 to speak with Stanford University students about product design and management. Dave will share his experiences, as both a product developer and leader of an innovation firm, with students enrolled in two engineering courses. An alum of Stanford, [...]

Over the years, working styles have changed and so has the working office. From the trends of secluded private offices to vast cube farms, businesses have continually sought to create more productive work environments. Our own workspace is a testament to changing office designs. We moved into our 22,000-square-foot facility almost 12 years ago. In [...]

I was drawn recently to a story on Walter Reed Military Hospital describing the engineers and doctors working on prosthetics for returning amputees from Afghanistan. The story focused on the advances in field medicine leading to greater survival rates. One uncomfortable but common question the article addressed was, “How do you decide if an injury [...]

Has your employer ever sent you to a conference and you were: Not really sure what you were there to learn or do. Sick at the thought of awkwardly talking to strangers during “networking time.” Guilt-ridden about the recap you were supposed to write of the event—but didn’t. All of the above, and more.  Yes, [...]