Last Thursday night, Harry West took part in a dinner panel discussing what it takes to succeed in the consumer technology sector here in Massachusetts.  Harry joined the following speakers and moderator, Scott Kirsner, for the talk:

Steve Krampf, Co-founder and CEO, Chestnut Hill Sound
Antonio Rodriguez, Founder, Tebblo; General Manager, HP Publishing Services
Carl Yankowski, CEO, Ambient Devices

You can download the audio file of the talk here.  Its just about 50 minutes long and covers topics ranging from consumer research to hardware/software services integration.

Harry West has spent the last 20 years helping companies all over the world see the value of design thinking and innovation as a means to identify opportunities for new growth and success in the marketplace. In addition to leading design strategy for the development of the Swiffer—Procter and Gamble’s best selling product ever—Harry uses ethnography, storytelling, rigorous analysis and informed creativity to help companies like BMW, Sprint, Motorola and Coca–Cola drive business results through design.

Friday, March 7 2008
2:00PM to 3:00PM
Patil/Kiva Seminar Room G449
Hosted by Rob Miller, MIT CSAIL

MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL)
The Stata Center, Building 32 – 32 Vassar Street – Cambridge, MA 02139 – USA