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On futures and design
From Putting People First

On futures and design

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, researcher director at the Institute for the Future, has posted a thoughtful essay on his blog about how trends in computing and design might...

People-centred design in times of frugality
From Putting People First

People-centred design in times of frugality

The current economic recession is turning out to be very severe (The Guardian evokes the spectre of a 1930s-style depression), with rich countries being the biggest...

Where to post?
From Putting People First

Where to post?


M-banking and economic development
From Putting People First

M-banking and economic development

Jonathan Donner of Microsoft Research India and Camilo Andres Tellez of the London School of Economics and Political Science have together written a paper on mobile...

From Putting People First

At the beginning of last year, we at Experientia worked with a Belgian regional authority on developing the concept for a new design centre, called the Transformation...

Why products fail
From Putting People First

Why products fail

Computerworld columnist Mike Elgan argues that most gadget and software makers don’t understand what users want most: control. Both users and product designers...

Focus on what we should be doing, not just what we can
From Putting People First

Focus on what we should be doing, not just what we can

John Maeda, the new president of RISD, wrote some smart words in Esquire (where he was profiled as one of 75 most influential people): “Technological advances have...

interactions magazine: time for some change
From Putting People First

interactions magazine: time for some change

The January-February 2009 issue of Interactions Magazine has just been launched, which in itself is a celebration of the fantastic transformation of the magazine...

Focussing on consumer needs is now more crucial than ever
From Putting People First

Focussing on consumer needs is now more crucial than ever

Tuning up your focus on customer needs is more crucial than ever, writes business and innovation strategist Idris Mootee. Customers always have problems to solve...

Watch the video - Mobile Banking for Poor People: Pioneer Perspectives
From Putting People First

Watch the video - Mobile Banking for Poor People: Pioneer Perspectives

Last week, the World Bank’s CGAP hosted a roundtable and webinar on the important topic of how mobile phone banking can deliver a range of financial services to...

Getting Real About Agile Design
From Putting People First

Getting Real About Agile Design

Very good and long article by Cennydd Bowles on the relation between design and agile development. “For many designers, Agile is already a fact of life (and for...
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