Kablooe Design

🎷 In just TWO DAYS, product design gets a jazz-inspired twist. 🎶

Fred Sklenar takes the stage this Wednesday to explore what jazz can teach us about better product design.

Seats are VERY limited, so don’t miss your cue. Register today: ⬇️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sax-players-guide-to-product-design-improv-iteration-innovation-tickets-1994013991526

🎷 Product development is a bit like jazz. Yes, you heard that right. 🤔

You need structure.
You need timing.
You need people who know how to listen.
And every once in a while, you need the confidence to improvise when the original plan takes an unexpected solo.

That’s the spirit behind 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐱 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯, 𝐈𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, & 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, hosted by Kablooe Design in collaboration with the PDMA Minnesota Chapter.

Join us on 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟓:𝟑𝟎–𝟕 𝐏𝐌 as Kablooe President & CEO Fred Sklenar shares a keynote that pulls the lens back from healthcare and MedTech development to explore the deeper rhythms of great product design.

Expect practical insights, creative frameworks, and a few jazz-inspired reminders that innovation doesn’t happen by simply playing the notes on the page.

You’ll walk away with:
🎶 Practical usability and design frameworks from napkin sketch to launch
🎶 Insight into building and scaling a design consultancy
🎶 A fresh perspective on creativity, iteration, and innovation
🎶 Ideas you can bring back into your own work the very next day

And good news: This is a FREE hybrid event, so you can join us in person at Kablooe or tune in virtually.

📅 Wednesday, August 19
🕠 5:30–7 PM
📍 Kablooe Design | 8560 Cottonwood St NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433
🎟️ Reserve your spot today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sax-players-guide-to-product-design-improv-iteration-innovation-tickets-1994013991526

🚨 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐋 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄! 🚨

This is not a drill.

It is, however, your friendly reminder that in just two days, we’ll be opening the doors, firing up the fun, and gathering a highly concentrated group of product people, startup folks, engineers, innovators, and generally interesting humans.

Expect:
🍔 Good food
💬 Great conversations
🧠 Big idea energy
🤝 Excellent networking
🎤 A founder talk from Ashley Mooneyham, PhD, of Momease
😄 At least one person saying, “Wait, you know them too?”

Come hungry. Come curious. Come ready to talk about cool things with cool people.

Oh, and did we mention it's FREE??

👇 RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kablooe-summer-2026-open-house-tickets-1991581455746

🚨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐈𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 🚨

Why? Because it’s time for the Kablooe Summer Open House.

Will there be food? Yes.
Will there be smart people? Also yes.
Will someone say “synergy” unironically? We can’t rule it out.

Join us on July 23 from 3–7 PM for an afternoon of:
🍔 Mouthwatering grillables
🧠 Big "product development brain" energy
💬 Conversations that may or may not start with “So what are you working on?”
🚀 Surprising startup stories
🤝 Networking without the weird hotel ballroom vibes
🎤 An insightful founder talk from Ashley Mooneyham, co-founder and CEO of Momease
🎉 General Kablooe-style merriment

Whether you’re building a medical device, launching a startup, solving tricky engineering problems, raising capital, making connections, or just extremely pro-bratwurst, we’d love to see you there.

Come hungry. Come curious. Come prepared to meet people who think “rapid prototyping” is a perfectly normal conversation topic at a cookout.

RSVP here 👉 https://shorturl.at/99LKb

How did Kablooe respond when tasked with imagining a smart sit-stand desk for a worldwide tech product provider? 🤔

The answer was a concept that treated the desk as more than just a work surface.

Our team explored what a premium, technology-forward desk could become for remote workers, creative professionals, online gamers, content creators, and everyday users who want their workspace to feel as considered as the devices they use every day.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁? A sleek, Apple-inspired sit-stand desk with:

⚡ One-cable simplicity
🧠 Smart proximity sensing
🔋 Built-in wireless charging
📱 App-controlled desk functions
💡 Discreet, customizable RGB lighting
🎨 Premium finishes and material options
🔌 Integrated power and data management
🖥️ Modular configurations for different workflows

This concept has yet to move into production, but that’s part of what makes it fun!
It gave our team the freedom to explore what happens when thoughtful design, engineering creativity, and real user behavior come together—without compromise.

Because great product design doesn’t start with a feature list.
It starts with asking, “What would make this experience better?”

👇 Want to see more exciting features and concept photos? Check out the full case study: https://www.kablooe.com/company/smart-sit-stand-desk/

Kablooe Design

🚨 Boston, we’re coming your way! 🚨

Kablooe is excited to be heading to DeviceTalks Boston, May 27–28, at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center!

As a 2026 Platinum Sponsor, we’re looking forward to two days of conversations around medtech innovation, product development, usability, engineering, and the future of healthcare technology.

Stop by Booth #800 to meet the Kablooe team and talk about:
🔹 Medical device development
🔹 Human factors engineering
🔹 Design-driven development
🔹 Connected health and emerging technologies
🔹 Turning complex ideas into real-world products

And while you’re there, be sure to catch Fred Sklenar, Kablooe President & CEO, presenting a session on Intelligent Aging-In-Place—one of the many important conversations shaping the future of medtech.

Whether you’re developing next-generation medical devices, exploring new ideas, or just want to connect with fellow innovators, we’d love to meet you in Boston.

👉 Learn more about Fred's session: https://boston.devicetalks.com/event-speaker/fred-sklenar/
👉 Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/17bc19af-da81-401c-806d-61eeb18880fd/websitePage:de27c9cb-5698-4371-9f75-0bb2911b5a26

See you in Boston!

Healthcare costs are rising, and institutional capacity is stretched... but aging at home doesn’t have to suffer.

Homecare medical devices need to be smart, intuitive, and built for real people who use them.

At MD&M South on April 23, Kablooe CEO Fred Sklenar will dive into how connected tech, AI-enabled monitoring, and assistive robotics are transforming in-home care and wellness.

He'll be covering...

Support for non-clinical caregivers and streamline transitions from clinical to home care.
Harness wearable biosensors, digital therapeutics, smart pill dispensers, and ambient sensors for continuous, proactive care.
Balance of usability, security, and sustainability without compromising clinical standards.
Navigating regulatory frameworks, reimbursement pathways (RPM & CCM), and time-to-market challenges.
+ More!

Fred session combines hands-on caregiving, decades of design expertise, and the latest research to show how smart, human-centered medical devices can lighten caregiver load, improve patient outcomes, and help aging adults thrive at home.

🔹 Learn more about Fred’s MD&M South session → https://imesouth26.mapyourshow.com/8_0/sessions/session-details.cfm?scheduleid=5