Youngjin Yoo One of the fundamental thrusts behind new forms of organizing, that is radically de-centered, pluralistic, and dynamic, is the reduction of communication and information search cost due to the use of digital information technologies. The use of these technologies has changed the relationship between the consumers and producers as it has reduced the information asymmetry … Read more
Yesterday in my class, I showed the video on globalization and technology. One student wondered if people in 1900 might have similar optimism about the future and how they would use technology for the betterment of human race. This is a great point that made me think. The modernistic utopian view of technology that came … Read more
About a year or so ago, I interview with CoolCleveland. The interview was linked in my old blog site, which no longer is functional. I stumbled on to that site today as I was browsing on the net. This is the interview.
When you teach for executive education programs, you will receive feedback from the participants. They rate you on everything: contents, communication, hand-out materials, etc. Among those, they also measure the quality of food and beverage. Whenever I score higher than the food and beverage, I am happy.
In my short interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer, I mentioned an archive of the e-mail messages that we exchanged on May 9, 2003. I learned that it was not just me who browsed through the archive when the news about Virginia Tech shooting broke out. The messages show solidarity, love and care more than anything … Read more
I did one day seminar on managing virtual teams at Case for about 35 managers. This is the video that I showed today which is about globalization that was posted on YouTube. It has lots of facts that make you think. The PDF file is too large to post here. I will find a way … Read more
Yesterday’s shooting at Virginia Tech is just horrible. I just learned that the shooter was a 1.5 generation Korean-American. I feel so sorry for those who suffer from this tragedy. I just hope and pray something good will come out of this incident. It reminds me of the afternoon of May 9, 2003. I just … Read more
Since I used to live in Cleveland and now live in Philadelphia (well actually on the NJ side), it is only appropriate that these stories come from these two great “classic” cities. Last Saturday, there was the first orchestra performance in Second Life. The Red {an Orchestra} from Cleveland performed in Second Life. The performance … Read more
I am visiting Washington State University at Pullman to give a talk. I will talk about the “experiential computing.”
10 things that make me smile: When there is a radio with an iPod docking station in a hotel room, so that I can listen to my own music. When I use the new Gillette Fusion with battery power. When my Roomba plays a happy tune after it accomplishes its task. When I use my … Read more
Yesterday, I had Lee Green, IBM’s Worldwide design chief, as a guest speaker for my class. As always, it was filled with lots of interesting stories from times he was with IBM, including the small division that he was asked to join called “desktop” and the day when the Big Blue went cultural change with … Read more
As this is a new where I blog, it seems to be appropriate to write a little bit of introduction about me and what I do. I often characterize my work as an intersection among information technology, innovation and design. Recently, I am dealing with the duality of design in products/services and organization itself. John … Read more