|
Digital
Dreams
The work of the Sony design center.
|
Paul
Kunkel |
Recommended
to me to validate all my Sony stories. But this is so much
better, especially for industrial user design knowledge. |
Survival
of the Fittest
New product development during the 90's |
P.
Himmelfarb |
A
readable, practical book for major product development and
management. |
|
Winning
at New Products
Accelerating the process from Idea to Launch
|
Rober
Cooper |
This
book is the classic that defined the Stage-Gate process and
became the "bible" for developers everywhere. |
|
Contextual
Design
A Customer-Centered Approach to Systems Design
|
H.
Beyer, K. Holtzblatt |
Now
that product Personas are all the rage, this book is getting
a lot of play. |
The
Inmates are Running the Asylum
Why high tech products drive us crazy and how to restore the
sanity. |
Alan
Cooper, Paul Saffo |
Oh
what a cry to have the users involved in design...another
much talked about book lately in S.V. |
| Little
Inventions that made Big Money |
R.
Paige |
Fun
read....if only you could think up something like this too. |
New
Products:
How to create, develop and market them successfully |
N.
Heimbold |
A
step above an academic text, as it has far more real examples. |
Rules
for Revolutionaries
The Capitalist Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New
Products and Services |
Guy
Kawasaki, Gary Moreno, Gary Kawasaki |
If
you would like to create like a god, command like a king,
and work like a slave, then here is the manifesto to follow.
Less entertaining but more practical than the rest of Guy's
books. |
The
Art of Innovation
Lessons in Creativity from Ideo |
Kelley,
Little, Peters |
How
could any book from America's leading industrial design firm
not be fascinating to anyone with any visual sense? I look
forward to reading this myself soon. |
The
ISO 9000 Book
A global competitor's guide to certification |
J.
Rabbit & P. Bergh |
One
of the few practical and readable books on ISO 9000. And even
if you don't meet the standards, a great methodology tool
for complete quality and customer satisfaction. |
|
Fast
Cycle
Time
Aligning purpose, strategy and speed
|
C.
Meyer |
It
is always a balance. How do you make the tradeoffs for maximum
profits and success? |
| Walking
the High Tech Wire |
David
Adamson |
Another
balancing act book. |
Developing
Products in Half the Time
New rules, new tools |
Smith
& Reinertsen |
A
common theme - this one book might actually help you in a
larger organization. |
The
Product Manager's Handbook
The complete product management resource
|
Linda
Gorchels |
Recommended
to me. What do you think? Seems to be great for new people
learning the job and responsibilies. |
Just
for Fun
The story of an accidental revolutionary |
L.
Torvalds |
Mr.
Linux himself. Wow. Exciting and fascinating...and on-going. |
Lightning
Strategies for Innovation
How the world's best firms create new products |
W.
Zanguill |
We've
all heard of Internet Time. Make it work for all your innovative
ideas. |
