---
title: "Dries Buytaert on Drupal 7 and Innovation Cycles"
url: "/podcasts/drupal-voices/dries-buytaert-on-drupal-7-and-innovation-cycles"
type: episode
date: 2009-09-21
updated: 2014-04-09
---

# Dries Buytaert on Drupal 7 and Innovation Cycles

#  Dries Buytaert on Drupal 7 and Innovation Cycles 

  

*Podcast episode player*

Drupal Voices podcast series resumes with Dries Buytaert summarizing his DrupalCon Paris keynote about innovation cycles in Drupal 7. He also talks about some of the creative tensions that have resulted in the evolution of Drupal from custom-built [Bespoke systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bespoke) to Products and Services, as well as what he is most excited about with the big architectural changes in Drupal 7.

For more information, check out the slides and video from Dries' Drupal [State of the Union for September 2009.](https://dri.es/state-of-drupal-september-2009)