CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: Don’t Let What You Know Limit What You Imagine Context: The best way to set yourself apart from the competition is to stop doing everything the same way that they do. Synopsis: Being an expert in your field can … Continued
Title: A Brief Rant On The Future Of Interaction Design Context: Everyone has a vision of the future. The crap part about them is that most of them were only visionary 2 visions ago. Synopsis: Your iPad is pretty cool … Continued
Title: Why We Crave Creativity but Reject Creative Ideas Context: If nobody thinks you ideas are crazy then they probably aren’t creative enough. Your ideas I mean. Synopsis: Ever had someone in a meeting roll their eyes when you presented … Continued
Title: Unusual Thinking Styles Increase Creativity Context: It’s our job to be creative. Which means it’s our job to think unusual thoughts. I love our job. Synopsis: You know that way you like to work? Yeah, the way where you … Continued
Title: Think Outside the Box, but Don’t Forget the Box Exists Context: Different is not always better. But sometimes it is. You just need to be able to tell when. Synopsis: You know that problem you are sitting at your … Continued
Title: Lessons of the Square Watermelon Context: What is possible is not always the same thing as what we think is possible. Synopsis: Here is the true tale of the square watermelon. This inorganically shaped gourd is the curiously elegant … Continued
Title: Method: Eight Things Stand-Up Comedy Teaches Us About Innovation Context: Laughter is the best innovation medicine. Synopsis: Stop me if you’ve heard this one: So a UX designer and his horse walk into a bar… Oh, you’ve already heard … Continued
Title: Study Shows Kids Are Predicting the Future of Technology Context: From the minds that brought you the runaway popularity of Justin Bieber comes the future of technology… Synopsis: Oh kids today! Acting all ‘cool’ with their ‘groovy’ rap music … Continued
Title: The Seven Deadly Sins of Innovation Context: The barriers to innovation are obvious. Overcoming them? Not so much. Synopsis: IDEO honcho talks about what prevents true innovation from happening in the workplace. There’s nothing here that’s shocking. Heck, there’s … Continued
Title: HOW TO: Develop Ideas That Will Disrupt Your Industry Context: Stop trying to fix problems. Fix the things that people think are working. Synopsis: What do mismatched socks, crappy tasting energy drinks and small, dirty rental cars all have … Continued
Title: Touching, waving at and talking to the future with Microsoft Context: Microsoft is making cool stuff too? Who knew? Synopsis: A whirlwind (PR fluff/news report) tour of Microsoft’s skunkworks where they are building lots of things that use gestural … Continued
Title: Microsoft’s Vision of the Future Context: Be careful what you wish for in the future. You just might get it. Synopsis: What might the future look like? Who the hell knows? It’s impossible to predict but that doesn’t stop … Continued
Title: Innovation and creative destruction Context: Destruction is the flip side to creativity. Ask any of the blacksmiths that you know. Synopsis: Most creative innovation is also an act of destruction, relegating what came before to the dustbin of history. … Continued
Title: When is design done? Context: We should all be familiar with the Agile definition of done, but what is the design definition of done? Probably – no – DEFINITELY, not the same thing. Synopsis: There are lots of cues … Continued
Title: Innovating designed products and experiences Context: Innovating only on features is a death spiral that no company can ever use to maintain market leadership. Innovating on experience on the other hand? That’s how you build customer loyalty. Synopsis: Being … Continued