Motiv creative director, James McGee, is featured this month in Eagles' Call Magazine, published by the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA.) The article describes how James' interest in product design…
In his interview with Motiv, John Werner – Executive-in-Residence at the Cambridge-based startup accelerator, Cogo Labs – provides insight into the mind of someone we consider to be a bona…
Kudos to our client, Thermacell, for their 3 well-deserved marketplace recognitions for its Radius Zone Insect Repeller. The product gained glowing endorsements from these highly regarded sources: Popular Mechanics gave Radius its…
Months of research and planning went into development of the Red Team's prototype product. Each year, in Course 2.009: Product Engineering Processes, students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology work in…
In INNOVATION, the flagship publication of IDSA,* Motiv principal Paul Metaxatos suggests “Three Ways Businesses Can Create Enduring Design Solutions.” According to Paul, it’s become increasingly difficult for businesses to…
Whether the design task involves a product or packaging, most often our goal is to create enduring solutions that will stand the test of time; not only to amortize product…
In his interview with Motiv, Steve Berg – Managing Partner of the Boston-based private equity firm Castenea Partners – provides a candid behind-the-scenes view into how his firm helps emerging…
In his interview with Motiv, Nick Lazaris -- the former President and CEO of Keurig and other successful ventures -- provides insight into the underlying razor / razor-blade business model on which…
In his interview with Motiv, Sam Aquillano, the founder and executive director of Design Museum Foundation provides insights into his nomadic, multi-site design museum operating in Boston, Portland and San Francisco. Sam's…
Nobody likes to hear, “I told you so…,” but we predicted a significant product design trend back in January. So we’re feeling pretty good about Motiv’s ability to see where…