Experience design strategist, coiner of the word "blog".
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More thinking about “design thinking”
October 14 2009
I have a… complicated relationship with the phrase “design thinking”. Over 4 years ago, I wrote a post, “The Dark Side of Design Thinking” that looked at the shortcomings of the designer’s perspective, and even earlier, lamented how the phrase “design thinking” was being used to mean “thinking that I… read moreSeptember 27 2009
Boing Boing recently pointed to a video that explains the neurology and experience of synesthesia, the condition where some people’s sensory perception crosses wires, where numbers and letters have colors, flavors have shapes, words have tastes. At UX Week a couple weeks ago, we had a day devoted to perception,… read moreSeptember 22 2009
Over 8 years ago I blogged about LineDrive, a mapping technology that attempted to simulate the types of maps humans draw. I was even emailed by it’s creator, Maneesh Agrawala. This morning, as I read the SF Gate, I found out that Maneesh just won a MacArthur fellowship! I hadn’t… read moreSeptember 20 2009
Today’s “On Language” column in The New York Times addresses the rise of the prefix “un” in the time of increased computer use and social networking. A word unmentioned in the article, but which I’m growing to love, is “unsee“. It’s a strange word, because, as the phrase goes, once… read moreI’m trying to figure out what Facebook is thinking…
September 14 2009
This New York Times article discusses how Facebook is doing more and more to come across as Twitter-like. Which strikes me as absurd. Facebook and Twitter serve some pretty distinct needs. Any move toward “Twitter-like” will detract from Facebook’s core offerings, and is thus likely to piss off the literally hundreds… read moreUX Week Early Bird Pricing Ends Monday, August 30!
August 28 2009
Adaptive Path’s UX Week 2009, for which I’ve done extensive programming, is only a few weeks away. And the deadline for early bird pricing ends August 30. Enjoy 4 days of UX goodness, combining thought-provoking presentations with hands-on activities-based workshops. It’s a mix of inspiration and information unlike you’ll find at… read moreAugust 13 2009
I tweeted something similar, but I thought I’d ask here: tomorrow (Thursday) I head to Toronto for a little over a week. What must I do? Eat? Drink? Understand, these are the things I know I like: awesome hole-in-the-wall ethnic cuisine great breakfasts great relaxing afternoon pub coffee coffee coffee (drip, not espresso,… read moreWhat does the user experience field have to say about social media?
August 12 2009
In recent months, likely due to the rise of Twitter, potential clients of Adaptive Path have been asking more and more about social media, and how to respond to it. And while we have some definite ideas, one thing I realized is that the field of user experience has been… read moreUX Week 2009 – Single Day Registration, Crazy Day 4
August 11 2009
Sigh. I really need to write more on this thing, eh? The combination of Twitter, raising a child, and writing for the Harvard Business online has definitely sapped my publishing here. But that’s not what I want to discuss. I want to talk about another thing where I’ve also been… read moreJuly 21 2009
Over the past 6-12 months, Indy had pretty much lost his eyesight, hearing, and sense of balance. He staggered around, and mostly just walked between his two beds. In his earlier years, Indy was a willful and ornery pup, to the extent his prime nickname was Little Bastard. He loved… read moreThree Questions for Scott Rosenberg, author of Say Everything
July 10 2009
Scott Rosenberg’s been observing the blog scene for 10 years. I’ve gotten to know him over the last few years, and recently he’s been talking about nothing but blogs, as he’s just written Say Everything, a history and exploration of the genre. I haven’t finished the book, but in reading… read moreJuly 08 2009
I’m a couple months late on this, but I finally got around to reading What Makes Us Happy?, a lengthy article on the Harvard Study of Adult Development, a remarkable longitudinal study that has followed a set of Harvard men for over 70 years. It’ll take you a while to… read moreUX Week 2009 – $1,776 Independence Day pricing extended
July 07 2009
For UX Week 2009, We’ve extended our $1,776 Independence Day pricing for another week, recognizing many people were gone over the holiday and might not have had a chance to use it. And, if you use the promotional code FOPM, you’ll get an additional 15% off, bringing the registration price… read moreDo People Ever Tire of Being Wrong?
July 03 2009
Last April, there was a flurry of “news” coverage on concerns about Up, and whether it not commercial enough. Well, it has currently grossed more money than any other film this year (though Transformers 2 will blow past it soon. Still…) Is anyone going back to the “analysts” and upbraiding them… read moreMultimedia
Webcast: Adaptive Path's Subject to Change: Creating Great Products and Services for an Uncertain World
May 15, 2008
The way most organizations think and work on products and services isn't suited to the unpredictable world we live in. Instead, companies need new ways of thinking and working to adapt into innovative, agile, and commercially successful organizations...
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