If I Knew Then..
In its ongoing “If I Knew Then…” series, Crain’s Boston magazine asks executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy. This month, the column featured Motiv’s co-founder, Paul Metaxatos, who suggests jumping into the business ownership pool sooner, rather than later. According to Paul, “You need a lot of energy […]
Insights and Innovations: Nick Lazaris
In his interview with Motiv, Nick Lazaris — the former President and CEO of Keurig and other successful ventures — provides insight into the underlying razor / razor-blade business model on which Green Mountain, Coravin and other companies have created new product categories. Our conversation with Nick covers a broad range of topics, including lessons learned from […]
Four Business Lessons from Motiv’s Favorite Bartender
Professionalism and good business practices are often transferrable across a diverse range of occupations. That lesson was reinforced for Motiv recently, at a fun, after-hours group tutorial in the art & science of adult beverages, presented to our team by John Drew, the longtime head bartender at Boston’s Blue Dragon, who recently joined Beam Suntory […]
Insights and Innovations: Sam Aquillano
In his interview with Motiv, Sam Aquillano, the founder and executive director of Design Museum Foundation provides insights into his nomadic, multi-site design museum operating in Boston, Portland and San Francisco. Sam’s mission is to bring the transformative power of design everywhere, as a means to inspire a world full of creative problem solvers. Design is everywhere, […]
HBR Webinar Topic – The Internet of Things: Design, Not Just Technology
Don’t miss the upcoming HBR webinar, scheduled for July 26th, based on our recent Harvard Business Review article, The Internet of Things: Design, Not Just Technology co-authored by technologist Scott Nelson. The webinar will explore the product development mistakes that many companies are making by overlooking design, and offer specific ways that technology and design […]
Trend Predictions in our “Road to Authenticity” Report Appear Well-Founded, Based on Home + Housewares Show
Nobody likes to hear, “I told you so…,” but we predicted a significant product design trend back in January. So we’re feeling pretty good about Motiv’s ability to see where consumer tastes are headed. Here’s the backstory: Last November, we attended the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, which attracts more than 140,000 automobile buffs. This […]
The Internet of Things Needs Design, Not Just Technology
Motiv teamed up with noted technologist Scott Nelson to provide some practical guidance on how companies can succeed in the new user-driven world of Internet of Things (IoT) Version 2.0. This approach begins with recognition that a product’s design is as important as its technology, in terms of market acceptance. Read the article on Harvard […]
Insights and Innovations: Bruce Hannah
In his interview with Motiv, design legend Bruce Hannah provides the backstory for some of his 50+ year career highlights, including: – How design student perspectives have changed over the years – What it really takes to become a great design professional – His accidental discovery of what became the NERF foam football – Creation […]
Motiv Design and Acorn Selected by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) for Child Safety Initiative
Motiv Design is proud to have been selected recently by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — together with Acorn Product Development — for its child safety initiative involving window coverings. The CPSC estimates that at least 11 children under the age of five die from window-covering cord strangulation each year. As a result of […]
Bravo to iRobot for Braava jet™!!
Consumer robot technology has taken a giant leap forward, with iRobot’s introduction of its new Braava jet™ mopping robot, that automatically selects wet mopping, damp sweeping or dry sweeping to clean hard floors. Motiv is proud to have been part of the iRobot team that helped bring this great new product to market. To learn […]