Workspring – a high-end offsite meeting space
In January 2007, I joined Steelcase Inc and, under the direction of Mark Greiner, SVP of WorkSpace Futures, my team began to envision a new type of workspace. Based on emerging work trends, enabling technologies, and emerging social norms, we designed an innovation platform called Workspring. Our first location opened in November 2008 in Chicago, IL. It’s a beautiful space that’s well worth visiting. If you get a chance, please stop on by! It will be an experience like no other. Workspring is a full-service off-site meeting and retreat center. It is a place where the art and...
Read MoreBoomMaster – the first boombox app for the iPad
BoomMaster was born out of pure creative necessity. The first time we picked up the iPad, we immediately wanted to play with it. Sure, we wanted to play around with the interface and the other apps on the iPad. It wasn’t the iPad’s interface that first excited us but rather the object itself that caught our eye and our imagination. Within the first thirty seconds of holding it, we started carrying it around on our shoulders saying “wouldn’t it be awesome if there was a boombox app for the iPad?” A short while later, voila! Download on...
Read MoreExperience Design Helped Turnstone
While working with Steelcase Inc. I had the pleasure of helping Steelcase re-boot its Turnstone brand – an amazing little engine that could. It reaches small businesses with great and affordable products – one of which I enjoyed co-creating with a great little team. The BiVi table system is a unique product line that makes me happy. Take a look at turnstone.com!
Read MoreBicycle GPS Unit
Our five-person team developed a design brief detailing Garmin’s opportunity to build a GPS device for bicyclists. A year later, Garmin seemed to follow our advice, producing a bike GPS device. Assigned the task of creating a new product line, our team chose to develop a concept for Garmin, the market leader in Global Positioning System (GPS) devices. By first understanding the industry, our client, and user needs, we were able to design a product with real business potential – a GPS unit for bicyclists. Course: New Product Definition, Institute of Design Team: Jaime...
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