Comments on: Apple and the enigma of innovation http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/ Disambiguating the ambiguous Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sandrar http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/#comment-105 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:30:51 +0000 http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-105 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> By: Dino http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/#comment-16 Dino Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:30:36 +0000 http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-16 Great post. I'm mentally thanking Morgan for introducing me to your excellent weblog :) Great post.
I’m mentally thanking Morgan for introducing me to your excellent weblog :)

]]> By: Postcards from the edge « The Restless Mind http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/#comment-12 Postcards from the edge « The Restless Mind Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:55:25 +0000 http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-12 [...] I promise my next post will not include fear as a central point. (Hey, I didn’t create the human condition. I’m just observing [...] [...] I promise my next post will not include fear as a central point. (Hey, I didn’t create the human condition. I’m just observing [...]

]]> By: Ambidextrous Blog » Apple design method - nothing special? http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/#comment-11 Ambidextrous Blog » Apple design method - nothing special? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:21:19 +0000 http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-11 [...] Responding in part to our post, Restless Mind argues that Apple’s process is nothing special. Their secret sauce is fear. [...] [...] Responding in part to our post, Restless Mind argues that Apple’s process is nothing special. Their secret sauce is fear. [...]

]]> By: mark2one http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/#comment-9 mark2one Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:20:59 +0000 http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-9 Jeff/Virginiawerewolf: agreed. The faster to “yes” or “no” the better. Abstraction might work while you think through the problems on your own or with your team, but far better to simply show “the thing” as intended when the boss is trying to sort out the go/n0-go decision. Joe/Pasiphilo: well put. It’s one of life’s little ironies that the more succinct, witty, or beautiful you want something to be, the more tenacious, aggressive, and demanding you become. Michelangelo might have “seen,” in some passive and tranquil manner, the statue of David “inside the marble” before he started carving, but he still had to hammer like a sonofabitch to get it out. Jeff/Virginiawerewolf: agreed. The faster to “yes” or “no” the better. Abstraction might work while you think through the problems on your own or with your team, but far better to simply show “the thing” as intended when the boss is trying to sort out the go/n0-go decision.

Joe/Pasiphilo: well put. It’s one of life’s little ironies that the more succinct, witty, or beautiful you want something to be, the more tenacious, aggressive, and demanding you become.

Michelangelo might have “seen,” in some passive and tranquil manner, the statue of David “inside the marble” before he started carving, but he still had to hammer like a sonofabitch to get it out.

]]> By: pasiphilo http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/#comment-8 pasiphilo Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:11:20 +0000 http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-8 This comment is more about design than innovation, perhaps, but I've always felt that a kind of "feng shui" distinguishes Apple's products from those of other technology manufacturers. The little Mac Mini barely taking up the corner of my desk is sleek yet inconspicuous whereas the IoGear KVM switch next to it - which is smaller - sprouts a mess of wires that keep it from sitting square. Both serve their function well, but one brings me peace of mind while the other disrupts it. This comment is more about design than innovation, perhaps, but I’ve always felt that a kind of “feng shui” distinguishes Apple’s products from those of other technology manufacturers. The little Mac Mini barely taking up the corner of my desk is sleek yet inconspicuous whereas the IoGear KVM switch next to it – which is smaller – sprouts a mess of wires that keep it from sitting square. Both serve their function well, but one brings me peace of mind while the other disrupts it.

]]> By: virginiawerewolf http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/apple-and-the-enigma-of-innovation/#comment-3 virginiawerewolf Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:16:13 +0000 http://therestlessmind.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-3 Well said....as Keyser Soze reminds us "the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Absolute fear is a great motivator but I do think their high fidelity mocking is a smart move. Apple don't spend a lot of time on abstraction. Well said….as Keyser Soze reminds us
“the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”

Absolute fear is a great motivator but I do think their high fidelity mocking is a smart move. Apple don’t spend a lot of time on abstraction.

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