From now on we will invite guestbloggers on a regular basis to write about co-creation, crowdsourcing, open innovation and ofcourse their experience with RedesignMe.com. First to kick-off is our most active Redesigner “Freddie”.
The RedesignMe team recently asked me to tell a bit about myself and what I think about RedesignMe and related subjects. Ofcourse I’m honored, so here it goes. I’ll start with a short introduction of myself. I finished 2 technical educations and the Design Academy in The Netherlands. During my first job I was a product designer at a small industrial design firm. Now I work at a big multi-national at the product development department, in the “creative technology” area.
In the first place I’m someone who is interested in leading product innovations. I’m equally interested in the areas of design and technology as well as marketing and product experience. Product concepts that are high in quality, that show the vision and passion of the inventor, are things that really inspire me. Concepts like that,which usually see the light in form om design studies, prototypes, niche products or strong brands, may have thousands of “complications”, but I rather see complications than compromises regarding their ideology.
Personally I think that RedesignMe.com has the ability to grow into a tool that enables the community to develop product improvements, get them produced and distributed. This because many ingredients are available to everybody: free design software, companies where you can turn your 3d files into real plastic or metal objects or where you can print 2d files from board-material using lasercutters. You can imagine that around sites like RedesignMe.com various methods will evolve to inform eachother, form mini-networks and establish small economies between companies and consumers. If this is a true future scenario than I would love to be apart of this. That’s why I registered with RedesignMe.com. Until now I just love the element of sharing ideas and comments on a regular basis.
Until now I spend the RDMs I’ve earned on an iPod Touch. A very nice side effect, but for me the interaction with other Redesigners is far more important. Unfortunately many times a real dialogue or discussion does not take place. The casting of votes like red and green thumbs is far more populair and the way I see it, it doesn’t really make sense. Without an attached argument the idea can not really be further developed because the up and down sides stay vague. Only by exchanging insights and opinions, the ideas can really be strengthened. If you asked me this is something that will be done much more often. I wish everybody a lot of fun a luck and see you in future!
- Redesigner Freddie
