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  • Change by Design: How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation

    This is not just a book for designers, but for design thinkers. If you are involved in managing, designing, or launching a product of any type, I highly recommend this book.

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        • Hiking into the danger zone
    • ►2010 (26)
      • ►November (3)
        • Microsoft: Can elephants really dance? (last part)
        • Is Microsoft readying for a surprise come back?
        • New Facebook Places mean tough times are ahead for Foursquare, Gowalla and the likes
      • ►October (2)
        • Why Apple should cozy up with Facebook
        • Back to the Mac or welcome to the iOS?
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        • What to expect from Apple's event tomorrow?
        • Should you buy Google TV or wait for the new Apple TV to launch?
        • Does Apple's "vertical integration" philosophy hurt it in the home entertainment market?
      • ►July (4)
        • Will Microsoft come back strong with the Windows Phone?
        • Will Android beat iPhone in mobile gaming?
        • Location-based checkins could soon be automatic
        • Android users will surpass iPhone users by end of 2010
      • ►June (1)
        • Microsoft goes live-ish
      • ►May (1)
        • What online retailers need to do to differentiate themselves
      • ►April (1)
        • Is Apple readying for a rematch with Microsoft in personal computing?
      • ►March (2)
        • Why Palm’s headed for a buyout — by RIM
        • Four ways to make money “selling” free mobile apps
      • ►February (4)
        • Microsoft’s console gaming raises the bar not just for competitors, but for other Microsoft products as well
        • Google Buzz flies high, but won’t kill Twitter or Facebook
        • Can Avatar save the movie business?
        • My top VentureBeat stories
      • ►January (5)
        • Why iPad will sell despite “missing” features
        • Would rise of social media transform online shopping?
        • Pakistani startup lets mobile developers outsource customer support
        • Power of “mega tweeters”
        • Will RIM’s Blackberry Presenter make a dent in the iPhone’s market share?
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        • Microsoft: Can elephants really dance? (part 3)
        • 2010’s hottest contenders: 8 products to watch
        • Dreamfly: Bringing dreamers and dream makers together
        • How soon till mobile TV really gets going?
      • ►November (3)
        • BLISS in the midst of chaos
        • 3 reasons TV’s about to get a facelift
        • iTunes turned the music market on its head. Could iTunes TV do the same for TV?
      • ►October (3)
        • A review of location-based networks — and how they can grow faster
        • AT&T okays VoIP apps, but that doesn’t mean it’s payday for Skype
        • Microsoft: Can elephants really dance? (part 2)
      • ►September (3)
        • Microsoft: Can elephants really dance? (part 1 of 6)
        • Which augmented reality startups will dominate? We rank them
        • Voice startup RebelVox could spawn new breed of voice apps
      • ►August (2)
        • Life before apps stores
        • The apps store wars
      • ►July (4)
        • Think Flash before you think big
        • The fall of Wall Street and the rise of the virtual street
        • Social apps vs. social games
        • Social gaming on the rise, and lessons for would-be entrepreneurs
      • ►June (4)
        • Demystifying horizontal vs. vertical searches
        • Share your thoughts on effective social media marketing
        • Secret recipe for an iPhone app
        • Did Google get Binged?
      • ►May (2)
        • In defense of Facebook
        • In Defense of Twitter