
From a simple calculation, Ford director Lee Iacocca deduced that the post-war babyboom
generation would reach driving age in the middle of the 1960s, but would not have
a lot to spend on a car. So he developed a ‘poor man’s Ferrari’ - the Ford Mustang. This
idea saved Ford from ruin. Over 418,000 Mustangs were sold in the first year alone.
| New and successful concepts do not arise spontaneously. They are the outcome of thinking differently. The outcome of looking at familiar things in a different way. In the future, this conceptual way of thinking will increase in importance. |
In line with the lifestyle approach, moreover, the park is an interesting venue for related as well as unrelated industries. It is a structured yet open space for the exchange of ideas, concepts, knowledge and applications for existing and novel solutions to the demands of lifestyles. |