Innovation, Product Development, Design
When I was younger, I tried to fix everything right away. See a problem, fix a problem. Regardless of the urgency, I tried to fix it right now. And regardless of the importance, I tried to fix it right now. And because of this, I was always too busy to think things through. And because […] The post Moving From Fixing To Growing first appeared on Shipulski On Design .
From: Caring about what others think about you. To: Caring about what you think about you. From: Seeing what you didn’t accomplish. To: Seeing what you accomplished. From: Feeling for others. To: Feeling with others. From: Doing things others want you to do. To: Doing what you think […] The post Changing Your Perspective first appeared on Shipulski On Design .
Everything starts from what’s been done before. Designing a new product starts with assessing the subassemblies of your existing product. Here’s how the assessments go for the subassemblies. First, make two Pareto charts: cost by subassembly and part count by subassembly. Prioritize the subassemblies on the left of both charts. If the functionality is sufficient […] The post Designing your new…
I’ve been solving problems for a long time. And what I’ve learned is that it’s important to know the specific problem you want to solve. There’s nothing worse than solving the wrong problem because you spend all the resources and get a solution to something that’s non-monetizable. Here’s a post I wrote that talks about […] The post Back To Basics – Solving The Right Problems first appeared on…
I’ve built engineering teams that developed the world’s most successful products in their space. At the start of the team’s migration to greatness, they don’t believe in themselves. And that’s why you, as their leader, have to believe in them. Every day, you must tell them why you believe in them. Every day, you must […] The post Elevating the performance of engineering teams is the most rewarding…
I’m tired of hearing about North Stars and Idealized Future States. I much prefer to define the current state. I want to move from “let’s do this!” to “how are we doing it today?” Stop: Imaging what could be. Start: Defining what’s going on right now. Every journey starts with a first step. And that […] The post Is it time for a new course heading? first appeared on Shipulski On Design .
When was the last time you tried something new? How did you feel? What are the chances your current project will be successful? What would you do differently if you had to do things that had a 50% chance of failing? Would you rather do nothing or try something new? Say yes to trying. It’s […] The post Trying New Things first appeared on Shipulski On Design .
Sometimes I have nothing to write about. Generally, that means I’m run down. Too much going on, not enough exercise, no clarity. I struggle to choose a topic. I start to advance a theme, and then I tell myself no one will care about it, or it’s not meaningful. I choose another line of thinking, […] The post Observations On My Writing first appeared on Shipulski On Design .
Innovation is difficult. Often, we argue about the definition of the word at the expense of actually doing the work. There is sustaining innovation and disruptive innovation, and though they share the same last name, they are not related. In fact, they cannot exist within the same resource allocation rule set. A sustaining innovation can […] The post Sustaining Innovation and Disruptive Innovation…
Progress is made through the processes you have, so it’s helpful to define your processes Work is done with the tools you have, so make a list of your tools. Teams are made from the people you have, so create a spreadsheet of the people you have and their knowledge, skills, and abilities. Projects are […] The post Start From Where You Are first appeared on Shipulski On Design .