November 1, 2009

Designing in green

A medical product designed for reuse can eliminate the need to stock disposables and reduce the amount of medical waste. A medical product designed for reuse can also require space, manpower, and time for the process of cleaning and sterilization, including the safe storage of the item between medical procedures.

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October 1, 2009

Design innovations require patents or do they?

Those involved in the design and development of tomorrow's medical devices must take into account the intellectual property associated with their innovations. This may or may not lead to pursuit of a patent.

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May 1, 2009

Gaming is serious for devices of the future

In today's interactive world, we text, download, and rely on GPS units for directions. And when we're not engaged in one of those activities, many of us are engaged in video game competitions with avatars (playful digital representations of human beings) throughout the world.

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November 1, 2008

Research Rocks the OR

“Using this hammer makes me feel like a rock star.” That's what an orthopedic surgeon exclaimed after using the suite of surgical tools developed by HLB Design for Smith & Nephew's Journey Bi-Cruciate Stabilized Knee System. Achieving the Smith & Nephew's ‘rock star moment’ began with a research process that took a holistic view of knee-replacement surgeries.

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July 21, 2008

HLB Design for Smith & Nephew Receives Gold IDEA Award from IDSA and BusinessWeek

HLB, long known as Herbst LaZar Bell, today was named a Gold winner in the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) competition. The product strategy, design, and development firm has offices in both Chicago and Boston, and has been a leader in the industry for over 45 years.

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June 11, 2008

HLB Adds Four Key Directors to Its Award-Winning Team

HLB, the award-winning product strategy, design, and development firm, announced the addition of four key directors. HLB, long known as Herbst LaZar Bell, is headquartered in Chicago and has an office in Boston (www.hlb.com).

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June 3, 2008

Lehman Added to HLB Award Winning Design Team

HLB, long know as Herbst LaZar Bell, the award-wining product design consulting firm, announced the hiring of Don Lehman for its design team. He will be based out of the firm’s Chicago headquarters. HLB also has an office in Boston.

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April 21, 2008

Studying how we use gadgets makes for better designs

Possibly no one knows more about how and why we use gadgets than the folks who design them. Studying the behaviors and attitudes of potential users before designing a product is often the best practice.

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April 21, 2008

Takahashi: Bar set higher for industrial design

Electronic products with cool designs are everywhere these days. Once largely the domain of Apple Computer, industrial design has filtered into every part of our lives…. Good design is a quick way to a competitive advantage these days.

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April 14, 2008

HLB's Phil Corse to Participate in China Panel Discussion on Saturday, April 19, 2008

Phil Corse, Senior Vice President of Consulting Services at HLB, has been asked to participate as a panelist for a Kellogg panel discussion on conducting business in China. Phil will moderate MARKETING IN CHINA: CONNECTING WITH 1.3 BILLION CONSUMERS. The event will take place at the James L. Allen Center is located on the western shores of Lake Michigan at Northwestern University's Evanston campus.

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February 20, 2008

What is good design? More importantly, what is good design practice?

New Form + Function Club welcomes design expert Walter Herbst
Key to good practice is understanding what customers really need, not just what they say they need. By Adrienne Murrill

These were the questions that Kellogg School students discussed with award-winning designer Walter Herbst on Feb. 14. Herbst addressed the Kellogg community at the kick-off event for Form + Function, the new Kellogg design and innovation strategy club. His lecture took place in the Donald P. Jacobs Center.

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January 16, 2008

Charter One Bank - HLB's Phil Corse to Participate in China Panel Discussion on January 23rd, 2008

Phil Corse, Senior Vice President of Consulting Services at HLB, has been asked to participate as a panelist for a Charter One Bank private forum and panel discussion on conducting business in China. The event will take place on January 23, 2008 at the Field Museum.

For more information go to http://http://www.chicagolandchamber.org/sub/event_calendar_detail.asp?Print=Y&EVE_ID=989

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September 17, 2007

Making Technology fit users

TECH MATTERS | Even the best innovation doesn't always equate success if the product can't be used conveniently.

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