At work, we run an annual user experience workshop in Banff, Alberta, Canada. This year, CanUX is November 25-27. We have some fantastic speakers - with best-selling author Lou Rosenfeld and prolific design thought leader David Armano providing our keynotes, and industry leaders like accessibility and design expert Derek Featherstone, tagging authority Gene Smith, and […]
I’ve been invited to share some thoughts as a keynote speaker at the Italian IA Summit in Trento, Italy on November 16-17. It looks like a great lineup is coming together there…I’m excited to see what else is on tap.
I’ll be speaking about the Business of Experience, sharing thoughts on business fluency and how user […]
I’m excited to be heading to Germany to share ideas about user experience, design thinking, and innovation in Stuttgart on November 9 & 10 at the German IA conference…I’ll be giving a talk, and also sharing a workshop on the Business of Experience. If you’re able to make the conference, it would be great to […]
Wondering what design can have to do with being a CEO? The Overlap is a 50 person conversation I started in 2006 with Victor Lombardi and brought to fruition with co-conspirators like Steve Portigal, Niti Bhan, and Rosa Wu. Michael Dila took on the task of continuing the conversation in 2007, and Overlap happened again […]
Dear Apple Directors,
You are one of the most successful boards in corporate America. Apple stock is continually climbing. The company is admired on Wall Street and in countless boardrooms for its product portfolio and high margins. The business model and dominant marketshare of the iPod ecosystem transformed the entertainment industry, first with music and now […]
I recently had the pleasure to sit down with Brandon Schauer and talk about business, design, and particularly some of the pitfalls of design thinking. As always, Brandon’s opinions are his own and not necessarily those of his employer, etc.
Jess McMullin I’m here with Brandon Schauer, who’s at Adaptive Path, a leading user experience firm, […]
The Experientia crew have a nice overview of the INDEX:2007 event and publications that are tackling a variety of design and innovation topics.
Of particular interest to bplusd readers is the section on User Centred Business Models.
If you’ve ever seen parkour, then you know what an amazing display of physical prowess, agility, and fluid movement it is. If you haven’t, then some YouTube is well worth your time:
So why is this on bplusd? Torch’s Michael Dila has a great short piece on parkour as a metaphor for the strategy that emerges […]
My friend Liz Danzico has a great new design project! Congratulations to her and Khoi on launching A Brief Message. 200 words, about design. Frequently. Smart thinking, and one to watch.
