Montie Roland, NPDP

While camping, one thing you’ll end up developing are traditions. Some are big, some are gigantic, some are small, but all are valuable. How to build traditions. Over time, enjoyable repeated activities can grow into traditions. Or, traditions can happen by accident. Something may work well once, so you repeat it. By the tenth time … Continue reading "Chapter 4 – Importance of Traditio...

Remember the Meme on Pinterest that I talked about in the first chapter? It showed a Prius at the top of the image, and at the bottom a Jeep in the desert sitting on the crest of a hill, in front of a sunset. A guy and his kids are in the Jeep enjoying the … Continue reading "Chapter 3 – Finding Priceless Moments"

Check out my books on camping There are many different levels of engagement when you’re camping. Anywhere between an epic adventure like Man vs. Wild or perhaps one where more creature comforts are brought from home. Either is fine as long as you can physically pull it off and afford it. The goal is to … Continue reading "Chapter 2 – Types of Camping"

So, you’ve almost decided to go camping; but you’re wondering what you can expect. Will there be stress or relaxation? You may experience physical pain from usually unused muscles, or perhaps the benefits will outweigh the perceived negatives. This is a good thought process to have. Properly planned camping trips can cause relaxation. Planned properly, … Continue reading "Why Go Camping?"

Join me as I share my class project in this podcast. First we created a challenge. The challenge guides the project. How might we create experiences and farm products for potential customers that appeal to their desire for healthy foods from local farms who create nutrient rich goods with sustainable practices? One really important thought … Continue reading "Class Project – IDEO Insig...

I just finished the Insights for Innnovation Class. This a wonderful class. We concentrated on observing, interviewing and developing customer insights. Walk with me though the podcast as I share what I learned.

The work on the emergency communications plan is moving forward. Our plan covers two main contingencies: One of our team goals is put ourselves in a position where we can help the broader community during a wider emergency, such as a grid down situation after a hurricane or power station sabotage (like the next county … Continue reading "Rough Draft – CERT Emergency Communications Plan...

The next step in developing our CERT Emergency Communications plan is the brainwriting challenge for team members. Challenge Question How do we create a workable plan that allows the CERT team to communicate within the team, with local authorities and the community in an emergency Specific Questions Buckets Deployed CommunicationCommunication between CERT and the communityHam … Continue read...

Our local CERT team is working on a communications plan to cover 2 very different situations: CERT means Community Emergency Response Team. There are CERT teams across the United States. We are going to document our work so others can leverage our work and make developing a communications plan easier for other groups. We hope … Continue reading "Starting Our Journey – Developing Our CE...

Yes, the answer is yes. Join me as I give you an inside look into my creative process as a mechanical engineer / industrial designer in a New Product Development (NPD group).