Trends in Retail Pointing to Innovations in Services

One of the areas in which rampant innovation is beginning to point toward fundamental shifts in the norms of social behavior is the retail space. Long the domain of the intersection between desire and the physical display and response to that desire, retail is being transformed by the application of technology at all levels. The

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Launching FashionLab ― (ad)dressing haute couture, jewelry and beyond

You may have noticed last evening (November 30) that there was a flurry of activity around the hashtag #fashionlab. Among the many things happening in Manhattan at the same time – President Obama was in town with the First Lady and they were at events all over city including the lighting of a certain Christmas

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3D Modeling at Scale – From Aircraft to Embroidery #DSCC11

In the space of three brief presentations at the Dassault Systèmes Customer Conference – Innovation in Life, I experienced the broad reach of the possibilities opened up to innovators as they seek to bring their ideas to market. It’s not simply a question of being able to generate a 3D model of a design, or

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Renee Hopkins

#DSCC11 Interview: Renee Hopkins on Creating Customer Value using Simulation Tools

Author Steve Shapiro interviewed me about my key takeaways from the first day of the Dassault Systemes Customer Conference 2011 (#DSCC11). I talked to Stephen about the concept of redefining customer value and how virtual innovation can often suffice in creating lifelike experiences for customers, and shared examples about using simulation to drive sustainable business

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