Redshift
Autodesk’s Redshift started with a focus on inspiring and helping small businesses succeed. After all, some of the most innovative ideas making a positive impact in the world start with one entrepreneur drawing an idea on a napkin. And with the continued democratization of design technology, even the “little guys” can compete with industry titans.
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Why Software Subscription Serves It Up Fresh
Take General Mills and its goal to eliminate artificial flavors and colors in cereals due to the consumer demand for simple ingredients. That’s easier said than done when entire product lines, food production, and recipes require overhauls…
The Next Wave of Manufacturing Industry Trends
Time and technology wait for no one, especially when you’re talking about the ever-evolving, fast-paced world of hardware manufacturing. Not only are advances being made in materials and connectivity capabilities, but hardware VC firms and…
4 Tips to Get Ready for a Hardware Hackathon
The word “hackathon” often evokes stereotypical images of geeks wired on Red Bull pulling an all-nighter in front of computers with a stack of pizza boxes behind them. For Adam Benzion, co-founder of Hackster, that…
Leading with Empathy: Human-Centered Design and Engineering
Product design is a fundamentally compassionate act. After all, the best products come from designers who listen intently to the populations they serve and have empathy for the people who might use their product or…
How Lean Construction Empowers the Front Line for Better Teamwork
A command-and-control hierarchy used to be the only way to get things done before the 21st century. Your superior gave you a command, and you said “Yes, sir”—or paid the price. But what if the…
3 Key Supply Chain Strategies to Eliminate Risk for Hardware Startups
Ryan Vinyard—engineering lead for Highway1, one of the first and most sophisticated hardware startup accelerators—loves hackathons. Vinyard and his team go to a lot of them. He loves what they do for the maker community,…
How to Become a Product Designer
Casey Kerrigan, MD, isn’t a product designer. And yet, that’s exactly what she is. What sounds like a contradiction isn’t at all. Rather, it’s the axiom of a new era in product design—an era in…
Changes in the Manufacturing Industry: What Product Companies Must Do to Survive
I’m talking about every product company in every industry—toys, medical devices, cars, electronics. . . . They’re all facing disruption, and it’s very real because what businesses used to do before will not help them…
Are You Blockbuster or Netflix?
Kodak missed the digital revolution, and, like aging photos, faded with time—despite the fact it actually invented the first digital camera in 1975. Meanwhile, new and dynamic product categories for cameras, printers, accessories, and more…
