Prototypes: A Fast Chance to Fail
The return on a prototype is immediate and enduring. Nearly every time I have plucked a fresh prototype out of the box, I have learned something. Usually something important. Something [...]
Balancing Market & Technology Product Needs by User Testing Early and Often
After months of allocating resources to your new product development project, it has moved into the validation process and user testing. There is the knock on your door and your team approaches [...]
Why Medical Device Companies Struggle To Design Home-Use Products
A few generations ago, a single computer filled up an entire room. The brightest engineers in the world were responsible for creating it, and either they or their highly skilled technicians were [...]
The Quest for the Truth in Medical Product Design
Growing up, my parents always told me to tell the truth. And in Boy Scouts, we recited the 12 points of the Scout Law weekly before every meeting. The first point is “Trustworthy.” The idea of [...]
