Topic: Tom Kelley

Seven Secrets to Good Brainstorming

Generating rafts of good ideas is Ideo's business. Here's how this world-class product-development firm keeps the lightbulbs blazing bright.READ»

Guest Host: Faces of Innovation

Next week, contributors to FC Now will be joined by Tom Kelley, general manager of IDEO and author of The 10 Faces of Innovation. As guest host, Kelley will expand on the ideas behind the book, share stories about his experience at ...READ»

Six Surefire Ways to Kill a Brainstorm

Coming up with good ideas -- even in an ideal environment -- is hard work. But these tactics will guarantee failure.READ»

Guest Host: Faces of Innovation

I'd like to thank FC Now guest host Tom Kelley for his contributions to the blog last week. I've collected all of his entries in a dedicated category so you can quickly and easily access his posts, and FC Now readers are continuing ...READ»

17 Career Lessons from Ideo's David Kelley

David Kelley is well-known for his astute application of design thinking to many of life's intractable problems. Less known is that he's also a veritable Dr. Phil of good advice about life, careers, and the importance of not being a ...READ»

Ideo's David Kelley on "Design Thinking"

David Kelley, founder of the design firm Ideo and the Stanford d.school, was leading a charmed existence. Then he felt a lump.READ»

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"Outside the Box": The Inside Story

Our Debunking Unit takes on the mother of all consultantese: the box, and how to think outside of it.READ»

Five Days, Ten Innovation Mindsets

Hi. Guest host Tom Kelley, just checking in. A Fast Company fan ever since Alan and Bill put the first issue together ten years ago, I’ve read the magazine through thick [literally] and thin, attended memorable Real Time live ...READ»

Who's SuperFast!

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Fast Ideas for Slow Times

Innovation within limits is the order of the day. Here, three rules for conservative creativity.READ»

The 10 Faces of Innovation

In an exclusive book excerpt from the general manager of Ideo, we meet the personality types it takes to keep creativity thriving--and the devil's advocate at bay.READ»

Out of the Box

Ideo has had a hand in everything from Prada's Manhattan store to the Palm V. Now it has put is unique consumer-research system on cards, so everyone can play along at home.READ»

The 30 Most Important Books for Product Designers

What are the most important books for any product designer--or anyone hoping to crib some design thinking? READ»

Fast Company's Best Books of 2005

Forgive us for blowing past the new year before getting up what may be the last best of 2005 list you'll read, but we hope it's worth the wait. We were hibernating with a collection of 1950's advertising satires and lost track of ...READ»

Fast Company Library

Books previously featured in Fast Company (2001)READ»