The Story 03: Defining Innovation

The Story 03: Defining Innovation: "

Define innovation to get alignment.

How do you define innovation? Does everyone in your company agree about the definition?

Why it is vital to have a shared definition for innovation and how it can be an advantage.

We would love to get your feedback in the comments or at thestory@bright-innovation.com.

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Armin Vit on Stupidity

Armin Vit on Stupidity: "

“One is considered stupid until proven creative.” Armin Vit presents the case for stupidity. Instead of avoiding the stupid, we should embrace it, chase it and execute stupid ideas as often as possible.

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And another Job offer from an ex-grad, for more info see Craig or Nigel

Job Title: Graduate Design Assistant

Starting Salary: £15,000 to be reviewed on completion of 6 month intern/probationary period

Closing date for application: 15^th June 2011

Company: Kooltrade – established designers, manufacturers and distributors of nursery (children) products.

Location: Denton, East Manchester

Hours of work: 9-5pm Monday-Thursday and 9-4.00pm Fridays. In addition some weekends/evenings may be required in order to attend meetings, trade shows etc

Description:

Are you recently graduated and brimming with creative spirit? Want to hone your design skills as a member of a busy, lively product development team?

We require an enthusiastic, dynamic Design Assistant to support our Senior Designer and Product Developer in conceiving, designing, presenting and specifying new and existing product ranges for our nursery brands and for the own brand labels of major nursery retailers.

This is a growth role with support and personal development opportunites,. We expect the candidate to be fully fledged Junior Designer within 6-12 months with a salary to match!

Key Roles:

• Identifying, analysing and presenting market and design trends.
• Obtaining and presenting market and competitor research
• Create CAD drawings and renderings of new products.
• Illustrating improved styling and functionality of existing products.
• Completing design presentations under guidance from designer(s).
• Completing product specifications.
• Assist in the creation of publicity material (adverts, POS, brochures etc).
• Assist in the design of packaging.
• Maintain server and hard copy design filing systems
• Completing other day-to-day design related tasks as requested by designer(s) and directors

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level within design/creative field (including graphic and surface pattern designers, although there is a strong element of product design involved)
• Flair for creative problem solving and idea generation
• Interest in and eye for ; current colour, fashion and interiors trends
• Understanding of materials and manufacturing processes
• Good organisation skills are essential
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collate and present research
• Hardworking, flexible attitude and good sense of humour
• Excellent computer skills and an understanding of some or all of the following software:

- Word

- Excel

- Photoshop

- Illustrator

- Autocad/solidworks (desirable but not essential)

• Work experience in design field desirable but not essential
• Full driving license desirable but not essential
• Valid passport

To apply, please send a copy of your current C.V. with an accompanying letter clearly stating which position you are applying for, (this can be accompanied by up to 3 A4 sheets showing examples of your work) to:

Laura@kooltrade.co.uk

Or by post to :

Laura Slattery, Senior Designer, Kooltrade Ltd, Unit 3 Orbital Way, Denton, Manchester, M34 3QA

Another Job Opp for a Grad

You may remember me, I graduated from Salford around 15 years! Nice to see you are still around Nigel.

I’m now Head of Design for a lighting manufacturer just North of Manchester and we are looking for a new Lighting product designer.

Based upon my knowledge of the course at Salford I thought you guys might be able to provide suitable candidates for the course.

Would you be able to ask anyone who is interested to contact me please so that I can provide more details?

The basic job description is as follows :

· Provide customer based solutions based around ACDC Lighting Portfolio.

· Deliver original and innovative architectural LED lighting product designs for manufacture (using software eg SolidWorks) to deliver physical lighting products from a brief which are visually attractive and practically functional to the required specifications, budgets and timescales.

· Design products to respond to customer requirements from initial brief, either through modification of existing ranges or creation of a new product.

· Seek involvement from colleagues internally and externally to contribute ideas and solutions at the design stage and incorporate these in the overall first stage design.

· Create concepts, sketches, mock-ups, 3D models as required – designing by hand, physical models and using software (eg SolidWorks).

· Communicate (presentation, email etc) outputs to customer/internal sales team and liaise to refine designs as required by presenting designs to customers at ACDC site or at customer premises, (as required).

· Apply knowledge of constraints to designs eg temperature, thermal testing, photometrics, installation restrictions etc to ensure designs are produced to customer requirements and meet all necessary manufacturing guidelines.

· Respond to feedback and refine design as required by parties engaged in the appraisal of the prototype/visual/3D model etc, present further re-designs and ensure final refinements to the satisfaction of all parties, prior to approval for production

We are looking for someone to start at the end of July latest.

If you could let me know if you think the details above would be of interest to any of your students, either from the undergraduate or postgraduate courses.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Any interest see Nigel or Craig

Here we have it, All welcome.

Show details can be found at http://www.artdes.salford.ac.uk/

Spread the word!

Craig

Analogital Clock?

Analogital Clock?: "

I’m loving this chic, ultramodern wall clock by Raunak Narang!! Clock-o’s simple yet striking design reads like a continuous analog clock but actually processes time digitally. Its minimal LED digital display and seamless ring shape are, on one hand, breaking the stream of time, and on the other, reminding us of its continuity.

Designer: Raunak Narang

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