done!

It’s been about a century since I posted, but I’ve not been idle: its done! I finished writing my dissertation and here it is:

Brand Driven Innovation: fullfilling brand promise through new product development, by Erik Roscam Abbing MSc.

I must say I’m a proud man. Proud of the accomplishment itself, but also proud of the contents: I think I have discovered things about how branding and product innovation can work in synergy, that are very worthwile. There is much work still to do, but that’s great: I have found my calling as they say, and I will focus my professional and academic efforts on this area in the future.

I just handed the thing in the week before last, and I immediately found my self at the bottom of a very large pile of work that refused to be postponed any longer. Next week counts three more project deadlines, so rest is still a week away. But boy, will I enjoy the chrismas vacation this year!

Please read through the work and comment on it. I would very much appreciate the feedback. And don’t hesitate to use it and build upon it. I would like my work to be part of a larger effort connecting branding and innovation. Keep me posted on your efforts, as I will try to stay in touch with you through this blog.

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this is Erik Roscam Abbing's blog on topics relating to the synergy between branding, innovation and design. Erik is a consultant (www.zilverinnovation.com), teacher (www.io.tudelft.nl), and frequent speaker on the topic of Brand Driven Innovation. He is also the author of the book by the same title, to appear in autumn 2010 at www.avabooks.ch. For inquiries, contact erik at erik at zilverinnovation.com
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