Comments on: Idea Week – Building a product in one week http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/ The Web Practitioner's Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Victor Okech http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-16677 Victor Okech Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:13:16 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-16677 I can't wait to have one of the handicrafts. I am from Africa and I know what it means to put down all the tech and work on something creative right from your hands - you might put in a few tools, but the end product is always great. So I say again I can't wait to have one of these handicrafts. I can’t wait to have one of the handicrafts. I am from Africa and I know what it means to put down all the tech and work on something creative right from your hands – you might put in a few tools, but the end product is always great. So I say again I can’t wait to have one of these handicrafts.

]]> By: Carsonified » Blog Archive » Meet Matt, our new web app http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2660 Carsonified » Blog Archive » Meet Matt, our new web app Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:24:59 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2660 [...] Those of you who have been following us for awhile will remember that we did something similar recently called Idea Week where we built HugMyMac.com. It was a blast and we’ve decided to do something similar again. [...] [...] Those of you who have been following us for awhile will remember that we did something similar recently called Idea Week where we built HugMyMac.com. It was a blast and we’ve decided to do something similar again. [...]

]]> By: The inspiration for our team building day | Distilled blog http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2659 The inspiration for our team building day | Distilled blog Thu, 22 May 2008 12:22:34 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2659 [...] The answer is that I originally had the idea that became team-building 2.0 when I remembered a week-long creativity exercise the cool cats at Carsonified did where they built Hug My Mac in a week. [...] [...] The answer is that I originally had the idea that became team-building 2.0 when I remembered a week-long creativity exercise the cool cats at Carsonified did where they built Hug My Mac in a week. [...]

]]> By: Anand http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2658 Anand Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:45:46 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2658 This is something cool, I cant wait to read the full story. I am for sure doing something list this in my company. I guess this is a great diversion from work. Anand <a href='http://www.diningaid.com' rel="nofollow">Dining Aid</a> This is something cool, I cant wait to read the full story. I am for sure doing something list this in my company. I guess this is a great diversion from work.

Anand
Dining Aid

]]> By: Die Linkliste am Montag, 17.03.2007 « Cynq http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2657 Die Linkliste am Montag, 17.03.2007 « Cynq Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:47:47 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2657 [...] Carsonified’s Idea Week [...] [...] Carsonified’s Idea Week [...]

]]> By: Carsonified » Blog Archive » Why you should fire your PR company http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2656 Carsonified » Blog Archive » Why you should fire your PR company Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:36:33 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2656 [...] I recently got an email from a UK production company who came across my article on A List Apart about our 4-day workweek. They want to do a television show where I go in and ‘fix’ a company with whose culture sucks. Our 4-day workweek, Idea Week, nice gear, and relaxed environment make us special. The production company believes that our company culture is remarkable, therefore worth doing a television show about. [...] [...] I recently got an email from a UK production company who came across my article on A List Apart about our 4-day workweek. They want to do a television show where I go in and ‘fix’ a company with whose culture sucks. Our 4-day workweek, Idea Week, nice gear, and relaxed environment make us special. The production company believes that our company culture is remarkable, therefore worth doing a television show about. [...]

]]> By: Ryan Carson posts the best job in the UK http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2655 Ryan Carson posts the best job in the UK Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:31:05 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2655 [...] Idea Week - A full week of madness Occasionally we turn off our email, shut down our machines, and let the creative ideas flow. For the first ever Carsonified Idea Week we came up with HugMyMac.com - it was a blast [...] [...] Idea Week – A full week of madness Occasionally we turn off our email, shut down our machines, and let the creative ideas flow. For the first ever Carsonified Idea Week we came up with HugMyMac.com – it was a blast [...]

]]> By: » ‘Idea Weeks’ Archive » Corporate Blog » Peacock, Carter & Associates http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2654 » ‘Idea Weeks’ Archive » Corporate Blog » Peacock, Carter & Associates Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:30:44 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2654 [...] Carsonified’s ‘idea week’ reminded me of our ‘project in a day’ a few months ago. We were planning another ‘project in a day’, but kept putting it off to work on other projects and client work, but given the quiet time over Christmas and New Year, and spurred on by Carsonified’s recent project (hugmymac.com), we’ve scheduled another day for a project. We don’t have a project yet, but are putting ideas on slips of paper into a hat (well, a tupperware pot), and will pick the best one to implement on the day. [...] [...] Carsonified’s ‘idea week’ reminded me of our ‘project in a day’ a few months ago. We were planning another ‘project in a day’, but kept putting it off to work on other projects and client work, but given the quiet time over Christmas and New Year, and spurred on by Carsonified’s recent project (hugmymac.com), we’ve scheduled another day for a project. We don’t have a project yet, but are putting ideas on slips of paper into a hat (well, a tupperware pot), and will pick the best one to implement on the day. [...]

]]> By: Easy Way To Boost Motivation | Business and Marketing http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2653 Easy Way To Boost Motivation | Business and Marketing Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:44:29 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2653 [...] Last week, Ryan has posted something quite interesting in their corporate blog. They were going to close their office, stop answering phone calls and emails and spend 4-5 days for building a completely new thing with his team. What a brilliant idea! [...] [...] Last week, Ryan has posted something quite interesting in their corporate blog. They were going to close their office, stop answering phone calls and emails and spend 4-5 days for building a completely new thing with his team. What a brilliant idea! [...]

]]> By: Phil Ricketts http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2652 Phil Ricketts Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:36:25 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2652 Fantastic. Love the Framed Macbook cover. I'd like to own it. Perhaps you should sell some! Phil Fantastic.

Love the Framed Macbook cover. I’d like to own it.

Perhaps you should sell some!

Phil

]]> By: Carsonified » Blog Archive » HugMyMac.com is live! http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2651 Carsonified » Blog Archive » HugMyMac.com is live! Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:42:57 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2651 [...] Phew! It’s been a whirlwind ride this week and we’ve had a blast during our first official Carsonified Idea Week. I’m so proud of our team :) [...] [...] Phew! It’s been a whirlwind ride this week and we’ve had a blast during our first official Carsonified Idea Week. I’m so proud of our team :) [...]

]]> By: Jason Sadler http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2650 Jason Sadler Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:21:23 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2650 I love the idea. Perfect around the holidays to keep things low-key, but still have the creative energy flowing. Look forward to the next blog posts! I love the idea. Perfect around the holidays to keep things low-key, but still have the creative energy flowing.

Look forward to the next blog posts!

]]> By: Jan http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2649 Jan Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:13:11 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2649 You exactly hit my nerve *again* as since last FOWA I chew around on what etsy.com really means to people. Why am I so fascinated about handmade stuff when I at the same time so much looove my slick but cold MacBook? I guess it's about the warm feelings you have when thinking back at your live as a child tinkering something for the xmas tree with mom, dad and your sisters and brothers. And it's about passion to raise an exception in time to sit back and do something totally separate from your normal work to teach the rushing world wrong. It's about drawing a picture where buying something would be so easy to get away with. Whatever you produce, it is only meaningful for those who understand the passion it needed to let you create it. So coming back to my MacBook, it is not the dead thing itself I'm in love with, but the community that drives that device or that brand just the same as the Linux, Rails, PHP whatever movement. Thanks for interrupting me again: I stop now and search for the paint brushes of my children... :-) You exactly hit my nerve *again* as since last FOWA I chew around on what etsy.com really means to people.

Why am I so fascinated about handmade stuff when I at the same time so much looove my slick but cold MacBook? I guess it’s about the warm feelings you have when thinking back at your live as a child tinkering something for the xmas tree with mom, dad and your sisters and brothers. And it’s about passion to raise an exception in time to sit back and do something totally separate from your normal work to teach the rushing world wrong. It’s about drawing a picture where buying something would be so easy to get away with. Whatever you produce, it is only meaningful for those who understand the passion it needed to let you create it.

So coming back to my MacBook, it is not the dead thing itself I’m in love with, but the community that drives that device or that brand just the same as the Linux, Rails, PHP whatever movement.

Thanks for interrupting me again: I stop now and search for the paint brushes of my children… :-)

]]> By: Sean Delaney http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2648 Sean Delaney Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:40:26 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2648 After reading your email update you have got me really interested now. I heard of this 'Idea Week' through Elliots tweets by txt yesterday. I would love to get one of these limited edition hand-crafted things please. I'm a fan of Carsonified and the products you guys do and produce especially Elliots designs!!! Sean p.s how come you changed the layout here? After reading your email update you have got me really interested now. I heard of this ‘Idea Week’ through Elliots tweets by txt yesterday. I would love to get one of these limited edition hand-crafted things please. I’m a fan of Carsonified and the products you guys do and produce especially Elliots designs!!!

Sean

p.s how come you changed the layout here?

]]> By: Kilian Valkhof http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2647 Kilian Valkhof Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:40:18 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2647 the above: * sounds like a really cool way the above: * sounds like a really cool way

]]> By: Kilian Valkhof http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2646 Kilian Valkhof Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:39:13 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2646 Wow, an idea week sound really cool way to stimulate creativity! a small number of handcrafted items? can't wait to see what they are :) Wow, an idea week sound really cool way to stimulate creativity! a small number of handcrafted items? can’t wait to see what they are :)

]]> By: TomDeleu http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2645 TomDeleu Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:32:43 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2645 I'm curious. And more and more, i seem to get the idea that Carsonified really is a nice & healthy place to work at by seeing initiatives like this! respect :) I’m curious. And more and more, i seem to get the idea that Carsonified really is a nice & healthy place to work at by seeing initiatives like this! respect :)

]]> By: Lisa Risager http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2644 Lisa Risager Tue, 04 Dec 2007 05:52:16 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2644 Thanks for the inspiration, it looks like you're all having a wonderful week! I too would like to come work for you :-) but I think I'll stay here in Copenhagen... and maybe produce some more hand-made limited edition stuff. I will stay tuned for your next news. Thanks for the inspiration, it looks like you’re all having a wonderful week! I too would like to come work for you :-) but I think I’ll stay here in Copenhagen… and maybe produce some more hand-made limited edition stuff.

I will stay tuned for your next news.

]]> By: Richard http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2643 Richard Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:08:20 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2643 We did something like this a while ago, but in a day - we had a pre-existing idea, and broke for lunch to check we were still working to the same targets. Looking forward to the result! We did something like this a while ago, but in a day – we had a pre-existing idea, and broke for lunch to check we were still working to the same targets. Looking forward to the result!

]]> By: Robin Blandford http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2642 Robin Blandford Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:46:18 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2642 @Peter - d̩cor looks very All Bar One! (have I spent too much time in them!?) @Ryan - wow man, I love this stuff. When can I come work for you!?! @Peter Рd̩cor looks very All Bar One! (have I spent too much time in them!?)

@Ryan – wow man, I love this stuff. When can I come work for you!?!

]]> By: Peter Cooper http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2641 Peter Cooper Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:39:28 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2641 Sorry for irrelevancy, so feel free to e-mail the answer and delete this comment, but where's the place in the first photo? Looks cosy and I like to look of the seating arrangement. Sorry for irrelevancy, so feel free to e-mail the answer and delete this comment, but where’s the place in the first photo? Looks cosy and I like to look of the seating arrangement.

]]> By: Ryan http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2640 Ryan Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:27:59 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2640 @Matt - Stay tuned :) Will be fun to see how it develops. @Matt – Stay tuned :) Will be fun to see how it develops.

]]> By: Matt Munsey http://thinkvitamin.com/uncategorized/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week/#comment-2639 Matt Munsey Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:25:55 +0000 http://carsonified.com/carsonified/idea-week-building-a-product-in-one-week#comment-2639 Oh Man, I am curious now. This should be interesting for sure! Oh Man, I am curious now. This should be interesting for sure!

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