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August 23, 2006
Authentic innovation
Bruce Nussbaum says, For Innovation, Forget Milan And Go To Santa Fe's Indian Market.
It has been over a decade since I visited the Indian Market (when I was working for Senator Jeff Bingaman) - but I still have some nice creative pieces I bought there. So I would second Bruce's suggestion that:
If you are interested in the method of combining the authenticity of tradition with the creativity of innovation, you need to go and talk to the artists at Indian Market. Awhile back, Xerox Parc experimented with bringing artists and engineers together to promote creativity. It's time to do this again--on a much bigger scale.
I would also second his second suggestion about bringing engineers and artists together. My impression is that this is one of the goals of some of the more innovative design school programs - like the Stanford d-School. That works for design students, but maybe we need a bigger program for working engineers and artists to meet on a regular basis.
Posted by Ken Jarboe at August 23, 2006 11:15 AM
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