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Design Is Not Science: an Interview With Nate Bolt

February 16, 2012 by Paul Veugen
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Interview with Nate Bolt, the co-founder and president of Bolt | Peters, a research and design firm specializing in remote usability, user experience, and interaction design. Nate is both a researcher and a designer and he co-authored the book Remote Research. [read more]

How to Create an Inner Circle?

March 21, 2011 by Sundeep Kapur
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An inner circle is a group of people that care about your brand. They tell you what is right, guide you when you are wrong, and stand up to support your brand. These people are brand ambassadors who provide great testimonials.You can create an insiders club that helps promote your community by answering questions.Why should you? A... [read more]

Design Thinking and Process – Is It In You?

September 21, 2010 by James MacLennan
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Continuing a bit on my recent Design meme; I talk about the current relevance of design thinking, and the impact it can have on change management -- but if it feels a bit foreign, how can you tell if you have it in you? Do You Think Visually? Interesting how Design always seems to have a strong visual component, even though functional... [read more]

Jay Greene: Design is How it Works

July 10, 2010 by Stephen Baker
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Last time I was in Seattle, my friend and former BW colleague Jay Greene and I had this idea. We'd go on a speaking tour together and argue. Naturally, I would defend the metrics and methods of the Numerati. He, meanwhile, would advance the more gut-centric, quant-averse values of design. So naturally, I was excited to received my copy... [read more]

Think Like a Designer

July 16, 2009 by Juice Analytics
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I'm a big fan of the work they're doing over at Duarte Design. Great, practical, motivating presentation design practices. Rarely do I come away from their site un-inspired about something. Recently, Nancy Duarte participated in an interview with Jimmy Guterman of the MIT Sloan Management Review, which resulted in the article "How to... [read more]

Why it’s a Good Thing That Google’s Data Fetish Drove Away Its Top Designer

April 4, 2009 by Brad Terrell
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Full disclosure: I am long Google.Here are a few of the headlines regarding Doug Bowman’s departure from Google:Google’s Data Fetish Drives Away Its Top DesignerGoogle’s top designer quits, blames engineersBowman writes on his blog, “When a company is filled with engineers, it turns to engineering to solve problems … I won’t miss a... [read more]