Praise for The Art of Product Design
“The communications revolution created by the Internet is breaking down barriers between countries as well as companies, enabling talented individuals everywhere to find opportunities around the globe. The GrabCAD community is a story of how smart, creative people from around the world can find each other; solve problems, old and new; and do amazing things.”
—Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia
“Hardi does a nice job of amplifying the underlying trends that are revolutionizing the mechanical product development process. At Kiva Systems, we experienced these forces at work while designing and delivering four versions of our robot in four years—leveraging a broad community of interconnected designers and suppliers, working virtually and across continents, then physically, sometimes with next-day overnight deliveries. The power of this radically new world always hit home when we booted up the first prototype and it ‘just worked’ as designed. Hardi’s book is a must-read for executives in and around physical product development—disrupt or be disrupted.”
—Mick Mountz, CEO and founder, Kiva Systems
“Hardi tells two fascinating stories with this book, one about how he founded and grew GrabCAD and the other about how he sees the world of product design changing. Both stories are relevant to anyone seeking to take advantage of new online communities and connections to grow their business.”
—Dean Kamen, founder of DEKA Research and Development Corporation ...
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