Posts Tagged ‘make it happen’

July 21, 2011

Thoughts on DMI’s ‘Make It Happen’ Conference

In June I attended the Design Management Institute’s ‘Make It Happen’ conference in Seattle. Having never attended a DMI event, I was unsure of what to expect – speakers varied from software to industrial design, from academia and outside of the traditional design disciplines. The mix of disciplines helped set the tone: regardless of what [...]

July 11, 2011

Impressions of DMI’s ‘Make it Happen’ Conference

On June 21 and 22, the Design Management Institute hosted 205 people at DMI 23: Make it Happen, in Seattle, Washington. The conference covered the business of design — focusing creativity into making products valued by customers and sponsoring organizations. The conference addressed ingredients for success — team building, fostering and continuing inspiration, and selling [...]