http://experiencecurve.com/archives/cool-20-ideas-executed-with-10-mindset Learning and writing about emerging internet culture Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:06:05 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://experiencecurve.com/archives/cool-20-ideas-executed-with-10-mindset/comment-page-1#comment-941 Link round-up (2/16/07) « The Field of Action Mon, 05 Mar 2007 21:29:13 +0000 http://experiencecurve.com/?p=586#comment-941 [...] Cool 2.0 Ideas Executed With 1.0 Mindset “Great idea? Absolutely. Award winning design? Of Course. Did it test well in front of focus groups? Indupidably. Is it a pain in the ass when you start to try and use it? You bet.” [...] [...] Cool 2.0 Ideas Executed With 1.0 Mindset “Great idea? Absolutely. Award winning design? Of Course. Did it test well in front of focus groups? Indupidably. Is it a pain in the ass when you start to try and use it? You bet.” [...]

]]> http://experiencecurve.com/archives/cool-20-ideas-executed-with-10-mindset/comment-page-1#comment-940 the strategyst » Blog Archive » Development of “Open” Product Platforms Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:45:49 +0000 http://experiencecurve.com/?p=586#comment-940 [...] On Monday, Karl Long over at Experience Curve talked about “2.0 Ideas Executed with a 1.0 Mindset“. As an example, he cited the new Nike/Apple appliance that converts your iPod into an accelerometer. In a nutshell, he thought that the ‘black-boxing’ of the application was a lost opportunity for both companies. Rather than producing a “polished, monolithic” product, “real power could be unleashed with a couple of API’s … to use [the data] in other ways”. With this particular example, there is a fine line between providing an open application and addressing security/privacy concerns (recall the University of Washington student that hacked the device, igniting stalker fears). However, clearly (and sensibly) Apple developed the iPod in such a way that it could easily extend its capabilities and functionality — at this point, they’ve regrettably chosen not to make the platform “open” to external developers. [...] [...] On Monday, Karl Long over at Experience Curve talked about “2.0 Ideas Executed with a 1.0 Mindset“. As an example, he cited the new Nike/Apple appliance that converts your iPod into an accelerometer. In a nutshell, he thought that the ‘black-boxing’ of the application was a lost opportunity for both companies. Rather than producing a “polished, monolithic” product, “real power could be unleashed with a couple of API’s … to use [the data] in other ways”. With this particular example, there is a fine line between providing an open application and addressing security/privacy concerns (recall the University of Washington student that hacked the device, igniting stalker fears). However, clearly (and sensibly) Apple developed the iPod in such a way that it could easily extend its capabilities and functionality — at this point, they’ve regrettably chosen not to make the platform “open” to external developers. [...]

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