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

Product Vision & Strategy

Everything related to product vision and product strategy.

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!

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The Potential of Chumby

The Chumby does nothing specific, a lot in general.

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Chase customers, not competitors

By the time you catch up, they will be elsewhere.

Cortright on weak visions

David Cortright on a major cause of weak visions

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The Return of the Kitchen Computer

Has the time of the kitchen computer arrived yet?

Ignore the details during the product vision phase

During the product vision phase, set aside detailed requirements and design.

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Long Live the Desktop in the Era of the Internet Appliance

Rumors of the desktop’s demise are premature.

Open, yet encrypted Wi-Fi

Why must we sacrifice security when opening Wi-Fi networks?

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Recognizing User Needs (Where Users = Penguins)

Can penguins teach us about design?

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Hosted vs. Local applications

There are strong scenarios for both types of applications and a possible bridge between them

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DabbleDB, FileMaker Pro, and Innovation

Breakthrough innovations in generalist user databases

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What’s on your mind, humanity?

Wikipedia knows what is on our collective mind, but it’s not telling.

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Needs Analysis of the Moviegoing Experience

Moviegoing is on the decline. What does Needs Analysis have to say about the root causes?

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The Dynamics of Micropayments

Micropayments still are not mainstream. What will be needed for them to succeed?

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Archiving the front pages of Online Newspapers

Online newspapers can respond in a flash, the moment a new story breaks. Pity.

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Who Read your Email this Morning?

Overcoming the barriers to email encryption