
A Banquet of Choice Can Starve Your Product
Offering too many options can add confusion and push buyers away. We’ve been fooled into thinking choice is good. More SKUs, more features, more “freedom.” But for your buyer, most
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Offering too many options can add confusion and push buyers away. We’ve been fooled into thinking choice is good. More SKUs, more features, more “freedom.” But for your buyer, most
What if your ketchup sachet could disappear after use — or be eaten? London-based Notpla is making that future feel real. Their edible, compostable seaweed packaging — like the Oohohydration bubbles used in
This weekend, 17+ million U.S. travelers will squeeze through airports for Labor Day. That’s not only a record, but a product lesson. Travel days magnify customer pain Suddenly the sleek
For decades, innovation has been shaped — and often slowed — by one thing: the battery. It’s why my heated gloves are lumpy and weird. Why my Apple Watch is
Often innovations arrive before the world is ready for them. In 2009, Mattel released the Mindflex — a toy that let you move a ball through an obstacle course with your brain. It
Sometimes the biggest challenge is not the product, but the people around you Being ahead of the curve feels exciting — until you realize others can’t see what YOU see.
When your prototypes evolve faster than your sourcing chain. A recent Kickstarter campaign from Texas-based Saltgator Tech, Inc. introduced a desktop soft-gel injection molding machine for just $399. The campaign is doing very well, to
Recycled glass fibers from retired wind turbine blades can give data centers a surprise edge (and what it means to you) Data center builders know time is money. And in
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Packaging that listens can teach and sell — long after the shelf. Clinique embedded NFC chips in select editions of its Moisture Surge 100H moisturizer. Tap the jar with your phone and you