Philip Haine's articles on Product Vision, Innovation and Design

Product Vision & Strategy

Everything related to product vision and product strategy.

Blending the best of desktop and web app user experiences

Why must we have internet-based apps OR a modern user experience?

The Network Heater

If you’re going to generate all that heat, why not do something useful in the process?

Idea stolen: Ansel Adams in one click

How to transition online newspaper readers to paying customers

If newspapers are going to attempt to charge for content, how should they go about it?

Make websites readable on small screens

Accurate webpage renderings on mobile devices are nice to look at, but unacceptably hard to read.

GM’s brand: Save it or squelch it?

Brand reputation is established primarily by the customer’s experience, not PR.

Reinventing higher education

Should the institution of the university be protected from disruption?

iStockPhoto: money for nothing

By now, I should stop being surprised when I see companies destroy their good name with sleazy business practices.

Ansel Adams at the click of a button

Is there any innovation yet to be done with with digital cameras? Of course!

Introducing productvision.org

Keeping the blogs focused

SSNiF Analysis Part 4: FREE SSNiF Templates

There is only one way to capitalize the word FREE.

SSNiF Analysis Part 3: Tips for SSNiFs

Let’s get down to business.

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SSNiF Analysis Part 2: How it fits into the product creation process

SSNiFs are involved at each each level of the Design Pyramid.

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SSNiF Analysis Part 1: Introduction

A powerful and simple way to capture scenarios.

Tweaks to streaming music

Streaming music like Pandora is awesome. Here are some things to make it awesomer.

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The Design Pyramid

How research, vision and design fit together to make breakthrough products

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Required listening: Ray Kurtzweil on Accelerated Returns

The rate of technology change is accelerating.

Web-based visual voicemail

Why shouldn’t we be able to access our voicemail from a web browser? Or our email clients?

One phone number, many phones

Why must we be limited to only one cellphone per phone number?

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Needs Analysis of Reusable Shopping Bags (plus a holiday gift idea)

MyOwnBags demonstrate a nice clean differentiation. Plus, they make a great gift for stylish people!