Speaker Profile
TOM KRAMER
Tom Kramer, President, and CEO of Kablooe Design has been a product innovator for over 26 years and holds a Certificate in Master of Product Development from Northwestern University and a Bachelor’s in Industrial Design degree from MCAD. He also holds a certificate from Stanford University in Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease. He creates revenue for his customers by delivering innovative product solutions to their portfolios. Mr. KraMer spearheaded the D3 Process™ (Design Driven Development), a vehicle to provide these results to customers, and he teaches this process by traveling as a lecturer and speaking about innovation, creativity, and development processes.
How to Make Design Part of Your Product Development DNA
Getting your development team to move forward in a cohesive fashion can be hard. Engineers and designers can have different goals and methods during a development project. In this session, we will explore ways to embark on design research work that will fuel the product development work down the road, and learn a few things about creativity and our brains. The methods discussed will enable participants to d..
Human Factors and Ergonomics in New Product Development: Methods and Technique
Human factors engineering is extremely integral to user/market adoption. Getting a product to market is difficult whether you are a struggling startup or an established original equipment manufacturer (OEM). Understanding some of the tools available on the front end of product development can help you avoid downstream problems before they become time and money wasters. Human factors engineering is one such ..