Quirky + GE Eval Recap: Six New Inventors Crowned!

Tim Gunn and Corinne Iozzio joined Ben Kaufman at our special Eval last night. Last night, we hosted our second special product evaluation with our friends at GE, focusing on app-enabled products. We had Project Runway’s Tim Gunn, Popular Science magazine’s Corinne Iozzio, GE’s Joe Salvo and Deborah Zajac, and Electric Imp’s co-founder Kevin Fox Read More...

Invention Picks of the Week!

Last night’s Eval was not an everyday occasion. Between a panel appearance by Google guru Jeff Jarvis, and a visit from inventor Steve Balassone, our regular Thursday broadcast became quite a star-studded affair. However, all the glitz and glamour didn’t distract from our ultimate goal: over the course of an hour, 14 of the week’s Read More...

Broadcast Update: A Live Interview with Designer Julia Troy

Have you ever wished you could dive into the mind of a Quirky designer, getting an inside look at what they’re thinking, how they brainstorm, and how they tackle a bewildering design problem? Well, we’re working on a product for that, but until it’s released we’ve got “Gin with… Julia Troy”, a live interview and Read More...

Invention Picks of the Week!

Another week has flown by at QHQ.  This week’s exciting Eval spotlighted 13 idea submissions.  The staff ended up crowning three new inventors and one explore.  Here is the breakdown of last night’s picks: Our first inventor HSingh has been a member of Quirky for over a year.  His idea for the Adjustable Tip Pen Read More...

Brainstorm Aftermath & Recap 5/22

The ideas we thought were oh-so-simple proved to be a bit more challenging when we broke the Brainstorm ice on three inventions last night. The Quirky team, with the help of some stellar Community members, focused on function, form, and getting this stuff to actually work! Cupcakes were consumed, ideas were shared, and laughs were Read More...

Quirky + GE Eval Recap: Six New Inventors Crowned!

Tim Gunn and Corinne Iozzio joined Ben Kaufman at our special Eval last night. Last night, we hosted our second special product evaluation with our friends at GE, focusing on app-enabled products. We had Project Runway’s Tim Gunn, Popular Science magazine’s Corinne Iozzio, GE’s Joe Salvo and Deborah Zajac, and Electric Imp’s co-founder Kevin Fox Read More...

This Week’s Brainstorm Preview

Brainstorm keeps on keepin on during another bustling week here at QHQ. We’ll be discussing three simple yet clever products this week, all invented to make our lives a little bit easier. Two of our new Project Managers, Myriam Kruse and Katie Lucisano, will be taking a short break from their usual “making stuff happen” Read More...

Broadcast Update: Redesigning the Community Design Phase

If you’ve been keeping up with our Quirky Live broadcasts, you’ve probably noticed that the last few weeks have had a focus on naming, to build on the success of our brand new naming platform. Now that the system is up and running, we’d like to move in a new direction, and focus on another Read More...

This Week’s Brainstorm Preview

Good evening, makers! We’ve got three incredibly fun and creative inventions to discuss this week, so instead of tying you up with a boring introduction, we’re gonna cut right to the chase. Here, beautiful people, are the three new product concepts we’re brainstorming this week: Watermelon Pop Maker Adjustable Pen Doggie Plinko If you’re new Read More...

Invention Picks of the Week!

Last night’s Eval was not an everyday occasion. Between a panel appearance by Google guru Jeff Jarvis, and a visit from inventor Steve Balassone, our regular Thursday broadcast became quite a star-studded affair. However, all the glitz and glamour didn’t distract from our ultimate goal: over the course of an hour, 14 of the week’s Read More...

This Week’s Brainstorm Preview

Well folks, it’s been three weeks since our first Wink Eval, and the office is already bustling with app-enabled activity. We can’t wait to get these products designed and on the market, so to keep the process moving, this week’s brainstorm will be entirely devoted to Wink, with three new digital inventions for us to Read More...

Broadcast Update: How to Craft the Perfect Product Name

On last week’s episode of Feedback Friday, the Quirky Platform team gave a breakdown of our new naming system, providing some great insight into how it works, and using data to demonstrate just how much the changes have improved our branding process. If you missed out on the discussion, you can watch a full recording Read More...

Broadcast Update: A Live Interview with Designer Julia Troy

Have you ever wished you could dive into the mind of a Quirky designer, getting an inside look at what they’re thinking, how they brainstorm, and how they tackle a bewildering design problem? Well, we’re working on a product for that, but until it’s released we’ve got “Gin with… Julia Troy”, a live interview and Read More...

Invention Picks of the Week!

Another week has flown by at QHQ.  This week’s exciting Eval spotlighted 13 idea submissions.  The staff ended up crowning three new inventors and one explore.  Here is the breakdown of last night’s picks: Our first inventor HSingh has been a member of Quirky for over a year.  His idea for the Adjustable Tip Pen Read More...

Broadcast Update: Meet the Team Behind the Name Game

If you’ve participated in a Branding project recently, you’ve probably noticed our new “this or that” approach to choosing product names, which we unveiled for the first time earlier this month. The Quirky Platform team designed this system to grow and evolve with our community, making the experience more engaging for users, and the data Read More...

Meet Anna Buchbauer, Invention Ambassador

Get excited folks, because we’ve got a very special set of broadcasts for you this week. With several members of the broadcast crew out of the office, other Community team members have stepped in to to fill the gap, leading to an exciting (and alternation) lineup of programs. First up is Head of Community Steven Read More...

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