Yearly Archives: 2009

Seeing Software Through Your Customers’ Emotions

Posted on December 15, 2009 by binnur

The 2009 FIRST LEGO League competition is behind us. As a coach, it has been an amazing experience of the good and the not so good. We learned tons, especially about how to deal with frustrations spawned from having to … Continue reading →

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Mgmt 101: Lesson in engineering management with LEGOs

Posted on October 19, 2009 by binnur

A brilliant spectrum of reds, yellows and greens… That is what I see out of my office window, and I realize that it has been a while since I posted. This is party due to my summer vacation, but mostly … Continue reading →

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Design and design thinking articles on the web

Posted on July 22, 2009 by binnur

Here are a few design and design thinking related articles that caught my attention recently. Enjoy. From Fast Company‘s Think.Design blog by Ken Musgrave: The Enduring Power of Brand: Leica vs. Panasonic — Power of emotional connection Beyond Design, 10 … Continue reading →

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Deming’s New Leadership Competencies

Posted on July 19, 2009 by binnur

Recently I was reading about the need to recruit I-shaped people and T-shaped people for innovation in these articles: BusinessWeek‘s Innovation Calls for I-Shaped People by Bill Buxton FastCompany.com‘s Strategy by Design by Tim Brown As I glanced over them, I suddenly had a … Continue reading →

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Strategies to inspire your creativity

Posted on July 12, 2009 by binnur

We are all creative. But, we need inspiration and motivation to turn our creativity into action. Lately, I have been too focused on details, and as a result, I am starting to feel disconnected from my creative side. Here is … Continue reading →

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