GEAR:3018 Feb 2022

Blister Summit Panel Session Topics & Speakers + Product Design & Innovation

Today we’re giving you an update on the topics we’ll be discussing at our upcoming Blister Summit, and telling you who the athletes, founders, product designers, and snow safety experts are that we’ll be discussing these things with. Then, in case you missed it, we’re reposting one of our favorite conversations we’ve ever had on product design in innovation, which ran previously on our Off The Couch podcast. It’s a must-listen for anyone interested in design and innovation.

TOPICS & TIMES:

Summit A, Feb 21st (0:40)
How We Review Gear (2:48)
Ski Bindings (3:15)
Athlete Panel (4:51)
Ski Design (5:28)
Blister Labs (8:10)
AUA: Ask Us Anything (9:37)
Summit B, Feb 25th (10:09)
How We Review Gear (10:10)
Ski Boot Design (10:45)
Backcountry Safety & Safety Eqpt. (12:11)
Athlete Panel (14:31)
Women in the Ski Industry (16:52)

Product Design & Innovation (19:33)
What is Speedland? (24:27)
Nike Basketball (26:32)
Kevin Fallon’s background (29:09)
Dave Dombrow’s background (32:51)
How did you get jobs at Nike, Under Armour? (36:04)
Why do brands fail at moving into other product categories? (48:24)
Starting Speedland (53:56)
Trail shoe design (58:57)
Incorporating dual BOA dials (1:08:45)
Pricing & Value (1:13:59)
Removable carbon plate (1:18:02)
1st shoe: SL:PDX (1:19:56)
Speedland’s ‘Give Back’ program (1:26:07)
Optimizing for specific environments (1:27:37)
Price & Hyper Performance (1:29:28)
runspeedland.com (1:33:26)

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