LeRoi Gourhan, a French Anthropologist, observed that during pre-historic times there was a close relationship between the evolution of the human brain and the hand. In science, the experimentation plays the role of the hand. There is a close relationship between new observations and new scientific ideas.
Entries categorized as ‘Larry Tesler’
Innovation Par 1: Why Silicon Valley
July 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Gallileo · HCI · Human Computer Interaction · Innovation · Larry Tesler · Michelson-Morley · Newton · Wright Brothers · cognitive group
Apple, Steve Jobs, Innovation and Iphone
June 18, 2007 · 2 Comments
Apple is as hot topic in the business these days because of the Iphone. Apple’s innovation success is on the front page of The Economist July 9th edition.
The Economist retains 4 lessons from apple:
- Innovation can come from outside. In the case of Apple, the GUI (graphical user interface) was invented at the Xerox Park by a group that included Larry Tesler who later went to Apple to work on the Apple Lisa and the Mac. The Ipod OS (operating system) was designed by Pixo, an external firm. To do so, making a (more…)
Categories: Apple · AppleLisa · Bill Atkinson · Cognitive Egonomics · Cognitive Engineering · HCI · Human Computer Interaction · Interaction Design · Iphone · Ipod · Larry Tesler · Mac · Steve Jobs · User Experience
