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  • the future of lighting series
    • six disruptive trends in architectural lighting
    • smart signage concept for retail shelving
    • virtual production and its impact on the real world?
    • hyper vignettes: localizing digital/physical experiences
    • 5 tips to prevent digital signage burnout
    • trends in digital media for athletic facilities
    • active objects, surfaces and zones
    • media-driven vs data-driven environments
    • next evolution of lighting
    • wrap your spaces in social media
    • embedded lighting series
    • the future of office design?
    • the DC powered building
    • koerner design wins US DOE sustainable luminaire design competition
  • innovation management
    • what’s the value of innovation management?
    • the innovation attitude matrix
    • innovation management: marketing vs product marketing vs sales communications
    • elon musk’s 5 step R&D strategy
    • Business thinking for designers
    • being a good product manager = listening, synthesis, advocacy
    • mixtape for product management
    • lighting designers: “independence” is cutting your potential short

Category: Business & Innovation

Business & Innovation

signify natureconnect

May 20, 2020May 19, 2020 Brad Koerner

It seems that some of my former colleagues in the Design and Ventures teams from Signify are starting up a new corporate venture called NatureConnect. Nice proposition, looks like an amalgam of the old Philips OneSpace for ambient luminescence, with … Continue reading signify natureconnect

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lytei/lytepod

March 16, 2020 Brad Koerner

Check out a new blog on lighting called Lytei and the accompanying podcast LytePod by Sam Koerbel. I appreciate Koerbel trying to bring some modern YouTube and Podcast style to the lighting industry! I’ve enjoyed the first few episodes of … Continue reading lytei/lytepod

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the verge – lightbulb revolution

December 20, 2019December 19, 2019 Brad Koerner

Tech blog The Verge has produced a rarity in modern media culture: A fair and balanced video report talking about the light bulb controversy in the United States. Judge for yourself… Thanks to efforts by groups like NEMA, the U.S. … Continue reading the verge – lightbulb revolution

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the DC powered building

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 Brad Koerner

Check out my new piece on the DC-power revolution in commercial buildings, including a quick summary of 4 companies with impressive pilot projects. I decided to try posting it on Medium.com to see if it might break through to new … Continue reading the DC powered building

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signify 3D printing videos

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Brad Koerner

Signify released some new videos promoting their 3D printing venture (which I covered previously in this post). I’m a bit surprised that if you know what you’re looking at, the videos reveal all the basics about what the Signify team … Continue reading signify 3D printing videos

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jon favreau interview on digital transformation

November 27, 2019December 5, 2019 Brad Koerner

Check out this very interesting interview with writer/producer/director Jon Favreau discussing multiple topics in the ongoing digital revolution in media (both creative production and distribution). There are several analogies to how architects, lighting designers, developers, etc. might embrace the digital … Continue reading jon favreau interview on digital transformation

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david rose – ambient communications

November 7, 2019November 6, 2019 Brad Koerner

Nice interview with David Rose, an MIT researcher and designer who has great ideas on ambient communications. I’m surprised I haven’t met David – a lot of our concepts on integrating digital content into the built environment are very similar … Continue reading david rose – ambient communications

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Business thinking for designers

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Brad Koerner

Evolving from Designer to Product Manager The business world is convinced of the competitive advantage in bringing “design thinking” into various development processes.  So why don’t more organizations select and help transition design professionals into key roles beyond traditional “design” … Continue reading Business thinking for designers

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bloomberg video: how blue LEDs changed the world

May 26, 2019May 26, 2019 Brad Koerner

Bloomberg recently released a nicely-produced video on the LED revolution, especially touching on Shuji Nakamura’s development of blue LEDs at Nichia: But I do find it bit humorous at the end of the video how they show LG’s curvy OLED … Continue reading bloomberg video: how blue LEDs changed the world

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plumen: the entrepreneurs podcast

April 14, 2019April 22, 2019 Brad Koerner

The Entrepreneurs is an interesting and well-produced podcast from Monocle.  Episode 381 from 30 January 2019 contains a great interview with the two founders of Plumen, the startup that introduced decorative CFL lamps in 2010. Plumen was always a bit of … Continue reading plumen: the entrepreneurs podcast

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trends in digital media for athletic facilities

February 14, 2019May 6, 2022 Brad Koerner

Let’s take a look at lighting and digital media trends in athletic facilities. Let’s consider the fusion of athletics, personal health, gaming, and digital media systems for facility design.  Envision a future where modern athletic centers use digital media systems … Continue reading trends in digital media for athletic facilities

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willow

December 4, 2018 Brad Koerner

Willow is a Sydney-based startup that provides comprehensive digital data management services for buildings.  Willow’s primary offering takes a page from GE’s concept of “digital twins” for industrial equipment:  The “Willow Twin” takes in all the operating data of a … Continue reading willow

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megablast

October 17, 2018 Brad Koerner

Some vintage images for my old Color Kinetics colleagues.  Circa April 2007, our very first “MegaBlast” prototype at the old 10 Milk Street office location in the Financial District of Downtown Boston. Our engineers put the first prototype optics on … Continue reading megablast

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odico

September 18, 2018 Brad Koerner

Over the years I have predicted that it might make sense to manufacture lighting fixtures in portable units directly at construction sites.  My reasoning is: Lighting will become “embedded” into final architectural surfaces Parametric design, BIM, and digital fabrication are … Continue reading odico

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happy birthday, color kinetics!

September 14, 2017 Brad Koerner

Color Kinetics just turned 20 years old, having been founded in August 1997 by George Mueller and Ihor Lys.  Color Kinetics was the pioneer of not only LED lighting for architectural applications, but of truly digitally-connected lighting systems.  After a … Continue reading happy birthday, color kinetics!

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Digital Lumens acquired by OSRAM

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 Brad Koerner

Boston-based lighting and lighting networking company Digital Lumens announced their acquisition by OSRAM. Digital Lumens was incubated in 2007/2008 as part of Jon Guerster’s team at Groom Energy. At the time, Jon had a laser-focused vision to use LED tech and … Continue reading Digital Lumens acquired by OSRAM

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buster + punch

July 5, 2017July 5, 2017 Brad Koerner

A great episode from Monocle’s podcast series “The Entrepreneurs”  interviews Massimo Buster Minale, the founder of the interior design brand Buster + Punch.  Its a fascinating story of how Minale, an experienced architect from big firms such as Fosters and Richard Rogers, … Continue reading buster + punch

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my experience at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition

June 17, 2017June 19, 2017 Brad Koerner

The expanding use of China’s labor force beyond low-cost manufacturing and into areas like customer service, sales and marketing will have profound effects on the global lighting industry This past week I was invited by the Messe Frankfurt/Hong Kong team … Continue reading my experience at the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition

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modular dealer days

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Brad Koerner

LOVE this video.  “COME DEAL WITH US” From Modular Lighting. Continue reading modular dealer days

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the disruption to come:  finding the next opple lighting

March 8, 2017May 30, 2017 Brad Koerner

In the past two decades, the lighting industry has undergone two major technology-driven disruptions:  The introduction of LEDs and the introduction of digital, IP-based networking. Their impact has been profound:  LED’s have become the dominate light source and nearly every … Continue reading the disruption to come:  finding the next opple lighting

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