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nothing short of revolutionary
the knock-on effects were
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create entirely new situations..."
converging and influencing each other to
at us faster or with less predictability; they are
"events, threats and opportunities aren't just coming
require unprecedented degrees of creativity"
"...these first-of-their-kind developments
Capitalising on Complexity - 2010 IBM CEO Study
you know--hacked products.”
She sells dried fruit. A friend’s cousin is selling
weird potted plants...people are creating,
– Fatima Al Qadiri, Mousse magazine
“...even my grandmother has an Instagram business.
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it’s also worth noting the
companies that have succeeded
designing products with a pragmatic mix
of beautiful, and “good enough”
IKEA
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¥799 (£83/$130)
basic but fun plastic case
stock MediaTek MT6589T chipset
8 Mp camera
dual SIM w/ dual standby
highly customized MIUI ROM
Xiaomi Hongmi
fancy Gorilla Glass
actors in the ecosystem...
and an increasing reliance on other
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recycle nespresso capsules
george clooney nespresso
nespresso vs
cost of aluminium
fair trade ethics
$3400 (£2700) price tag,
yet despite its
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consumers seem to genuinely
“...the wife loves cooking...she looks up recipes and listens to
Pandora while cooking. Wi-fi was easily connected. I particularly
like the calendar feature so we can view each others schedules.”
“My wife and I love the refrigerator,
having the weather displayed on
the LCD screen is great.”
“The touchscreen control panel is nice and we
look forward to really enjoying the features,
which are perfect for this household.”
“...the 8" LCD screen absolutely sealed the deal. It was
easy to connect to my wifi and is very fun. All my
friends and guests love it.”
love it...
but when they do complain, it’s usually
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“[why can’t I] send the Pandora sound out via aspeaker jack on top of the refrigerator...or [you could]add Bluetooth or DLNA playback to transmit toanother device. Give it that feature in the next model!!!
about a lack of interoperability between the fridge
and other services or devices
“...Samsung needs to incorporate the ability to "print" shopping
lists from the software on the fridge via the wireless router, or at
least send it in an email to print...what is the use of adding great
features if you can't utilize them...”
“...speaking of apps, though- I don't really like
the Pandora radio. I think iHeart radio would
have been a better choice.’
Video Games and the Human Condition, Jonathan Blow
with every product we create."
to the number of people we may affect
"...a responsibility that is directly proportional