Todd Walker’s innovation, creative strategy and design management ephemera. Lots of big words that mean whatever you want them to mean. Read, enjoy, share, discard. You should follow me on Twitter. Wanna know where I’ve been and what I’ve done? View my profile on LinkedIn. Right now I work for AKQA in San Francisco. I’m also a photographer. And I run Ocular Octopus. Check it out if you like fine art photography.Tumblr (3.0; @designinginnovations)http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.ryanjacoby.com/2009/11/innovation-loves-mistakes.html">To get it right, be interested in being wrong</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/DMppnzqoDP4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/DMppnzqoDP4/235196071http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/235196071Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:30:32 -0800http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/235196071<a href="http://www.managementcraft.com/2009/11/the-four-conversations-communication-that-gets-results.html">The Four Conversations: Communication That Gets Results</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/FJI9Q8uaIno" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/FJI9Q8uaIno/234202512http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/234202512Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:43:09 -0800http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/234202512<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksmj6bJAwU1qz775yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Odopod on Utility Marketing. A simple diagram.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/DQUrMij-7LA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/DQUrMij-7LA/233676029http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/233676029Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:54:11 -0800http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/233676029<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HillHolliday/~3/VKvqYOvo1MA/">Good Read: The Art of Sketching Experiences</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/VwXU8HBEE10" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/VwXU8HBEE10/233515454http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/233515454Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:31:07 -0800http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/233515454<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ManagementCraft/~3/QbgJtuqLroE/the-four-conversations-communication-that-gets-results.html">The Four Conversations: Communication That Gets Results</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/vMPbRDNPGd4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/vMPbRDNPGd4/233439630http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/233439630Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:08:08 -0800http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/233439630<p><ul> <li> <a href="http://www.henkwijnholds.com/design-principles-choose-ideas/research/%20%20">Design Principles to Choose the Right Ideas</a>, Henk Wijnholds, Concept7</li> <li> <a href="http://www.adaptivepath.com/blog/2007/09/17/ubiquitous-computing-workshop-mobile-user-experience-design-principles/">Mobile User Experience Design Principles</a>, Rachel Hinman, Adaptive Path</li> <li> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/cpetzny/ux-london-redux-dan-saffer">Design From the Inside Out: Behavior As the Engine of Product Design</a>, Dan Saffer, Kicker Studio</li> </ul></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/8DnAUR-a0KI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/8DnAUR-a0KI/232177388http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/232177388Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:30:03 -0800http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/232177388<a href="http://diveintomark.org/archives/2009/11/02/why-do-we-have-an-img-element">The ones that win are the ones that ship.</a>: <p>Fascinating bit of historical research on the development of the <IMG> tag. I’m still not sure if this is a case for the benefits of action over endless noodling, though.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/Ibtazu2sKJM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/Ibtazu2sKJM/232122316http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/232122316Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:18:02 -0800http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/232122316<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8yk5z4NR1qz775yo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>“US Out of California” Thinking this could be my “Welcome to California” gift to myself</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/H-uuvQ-mRlI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/H-uuvQ-mRlI/226318135http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/226318135Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:04 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/226318135<a href="http://the99percent.com/videos/6056/michael-bierut-5-secrets-from-86-notebooks">Michael Bierut: 5 Secrets from 86 Notebooks</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/BkyTI6Eu1S0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/BkyTI6Eu1S0/224448908http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/224448908Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:34:14 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/224448908<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="220" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6986303&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6986303&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6986303&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="220"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Milton Glaser draws and talks about drawing.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/-QgzHXU4D5s" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/-QgzHXU4D5s/219709707http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/219709707Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:51:00 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/219709707<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fingergaming/~3/0ShH0eUBjaI/">iPhone Oddities: Friskies’ Wonderland Quest</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/PEZ-ANqbyuk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/PEZ-ANqbyuk/219540434http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/219540434Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:16:32 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/219540434<a href="http://www.atissuejournal.com/2009/10/entrepreneurial-design-turning-a-passion-into-a-product/">Entrepreneurial Design: Turning a Passion into a Product</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/LlzNILAPeoQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/LlzNILAPeoQ/219309209http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/219309209Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:58:25 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/219309209<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krrxb1SGtT1qz7vcwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://ianspalter.tumblr.com/post/217333499/new-work-united-nations-office-on-drugs-and-crime">ianspalter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pentagram.com/en/new/2009/10/unodc-maps.php">New Work: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | New at Pentagram | Pentagram</a></p> </blockquote><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/nQSma8w4qRs" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/nQSma8w4qRs/218454262http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/218454262Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:25:41 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/218454262<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kru3ieef3N1qz775yo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>This is basically the secret I’ve used for many years to appear as if I know what I’m doing with a computer.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/_4aKhlaWj0U" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/_4aKhlaWj0U/218452362http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/218452362Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:23:02 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/218452362<a href="http://www.roguefilmschool.com/about.asp">Werner Herzog's Rogue Film School</a>: <p>4) The Rogue Film School will not teach anything technical related to film-making. For this purpose, please enroll at your local film school.</p> <p>…</p> <p>9) Censorship will be enforced. There will be no talk of shamans, of yoga classes, nutritional values, herbal teas, discovering your Boundaries, and Inner Growth.</p> <p>…</p> <p>11) Follow your vision. Form secretive Rogue Cells everywhere. At the same time, be not afraid of solitude.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/6mCh-c1H2oY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/6mCh-c1H2oY/214094568http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/214094568Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:11:00 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/214094568<a href="http://dschool.typepad.com/news/2009/10/rules-for-brainstorming.html">Rules for Brainstorming</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/G4ZkMp1-kMM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/G4ZkMp1-kMM/212082432http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/212082432Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:49:05 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/212082432<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/aAHCAAq3nsY/peter_merholz_on_design_thinking_-_designers_what_do_you_think_14915.asp">Peter Merholz on Design Thinking - designers, what do you think?</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/t5sqgqVmQ5c" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/t5sqgqVmQ5c/212082415http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/212082415Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:49:03 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/212082415<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuttingPeopleFirst/~3/iDaYSSbh5NU/">Toward an integrated approach to product strategy and design</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/i3giXARADLc" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/i3giXARADLc/209098430http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/209098430Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:27:06 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/209098430<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Logicemotion/~3/mbo7CERuRgk/">Wall of Deliverables [del.icio.us]</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/SDnErwAC7Go" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/SDnErwAC7Go/209098433http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/209098433Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:27:06 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/209098433<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr9m5qvKIY1qz775yo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>LEGO Minifigure anatomy diagram , $59</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~4/zEncZJ8LLbI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DesigningInnovations/~3/zEncZJ8LLbI/208679959http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/208679959Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:56:14 -0700http://designinginnovations.tumblr.com/post/208679959