Insights & Activity

Social Computing and Product Collaboration “2.0”

A quick peek into some research on the use of social computing and “Web 2.0” techniques to enhance product collaboration.

Is 3D Printing the Next Industrial Revolution?

What I learned this week made me really start to look at 3D Printing as a viable manufacturing options as opposed to a prototyping / design validation tool.

Servicing Medical Equipment – Safety First, Profit Not Optional

Insight from Tech-Clarity’s research Servicing Medical Devices: World Class Service Management for Medical Equipment. This report is intended to help medical device companies leverage lessons learned from other service-oriented industries, but points out distinct differences in the healthcare industry.

Mythbusting Product Innovation and PLM 2010 Predictions

A look back at my 2008 research at Aberdeen Group called “The Product Innovation Agenda 2010” to see whether or not my predictions came true, and bust those that didn’t

Making Environmental Product Compliance Sustainable

A quick peek into a survey and interviews on how companies are meeting environmental regulations for their products, and doing so in a way that is sustainable to the business from a cost and risk perspective