What's the task your users are trying to accomplish? They really don't care "about us" so much as they care about finding a product, service, or the answer to...
This question, like most questions of layout and exposure of functions, depends primarily on the nature of task performance by users, precisely as Larry...
Larry Constantine
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This question, like most questions of layout and exposure of functions, depends primarily on the nature of task performance by users, precisely as Larry...
Per Brandon's rant about the very real issues with 'stuff', which multiplied are surely major factors to the detriment of the overall GDP. Brandon is like a...
Catalyze Webcast Series Designing a Sure-Fire Stakeholder Communication Strategy Featuring Barbara Carkenord, President of B2T Training Date - Thursday,...
Related to productivity, check out Enso -- which changes the concept and even plane of an operating system 'utility'. The video explains -- see "Play Enso...
I'll soon be offering a unique and exciting course via UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley entitled, "User Experience Managers and Executives Speak." The course...
...And then there are companies like Google that have no call center, let alone a coherent strategy for dealing with product performance and version upgrades,...
For a late-summer tour by European designers and client companies, I¹m looking to identify approximately a dozen leading innovation consultancies on the US...
[...per Bob's Rant] Ah, but Gmail is free. Try lodging a complaint to Yahoo! when you PAY for an account. Everyone has countless stories. That's why I will...
I'm going to challenge your statement a bit, if nothing else but to stir up some interesting conversation. True opportunities ARE in innovation, but can still...
Ah, but then Larry, you're now talking "Design Thinking". And yes, the innovation is in answering the right question...but we also have to honor the way most...
My early experiences in Denmark, where our project deliberately brings business innovators and designers together, so far don¹t support the notion that...
The February 19th NH UPA meeting will be a highly engaging and informative night with 4 different 10-minute talks by 4 different speakers. The "10-minute talk"...
I'm hoping Bob was attempting to reinforce what I said, rather than take issue with it. If it's the latter, then he (and likely others) truly misunderstand...
If there were more of me [and there are out there, just not that happen to be in this group] I would give Paula's assessment a standing ovation. I don't think...
I get the impression that you read my post as somehow excluding visiting with current clients. I never intended to suggest such a thing. I merely was...
What you describe seems very much like the typical Ready, Fire, Aim approach I see many companies fail with. I read your description of innovation as...
On 6 Feb 2008, at 14:07, Larry Marine wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Me too. I'm somewhat surprised how many organisations see looking at their users as a one-off...
[Love this conversation] Key comments...let's start a list of axioms: things by which, what we do, can be more successful. Larry: ...assume that the client has...
Wow! And I thought "I" had extra time on my hands. Larry ... From: Paula Thornton <iknovate@...> To: experiencedesign@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
Generally relevant to all our discussions is a trend where Marketing is moving more toward our middle. A great newsletter/blog that focuses on this shift is...
All, PM AcqBusiness of the US Army is looking for a Senior User Experience Specialist to join our team. We are implementing a Service Oriented Architecture...
Hello all and appologies for cross posting. Located in the historic Schraft building in Charlestown MA, my client is seeking an Information Architect for a 14...
Hey all-- [and apologies for cross-posting] Tomorrow night Adaptive Path is hosting an after-work soiree at Hotel Tomo in San Francisco. We're celebrating the...
Good Morning, Our Philadelphia area client is looking for Senior and Junior User Experience Specialists to join their team. Usability is a critical component...
**Apologies to those that have received this announcement more than once** Please join us for the NH UPA March Meeting... Topic: Expanding User-Centered Design...
I have to admit, the more I'm immersing myself in the convergence going on via the phenomenon that is the FASTforward conferences, the greater I find myself...
The Webinar below is available on-demand by registration. They're talking about Experience-Based Differentiation (very strong messaging in general, but also...