China, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: Chinese travelers shop until they drop
Spending by Chinese travelers nearly doubled from 2010 due to the growing number of affluent shoppers and the yuan's appreciation, Hurun Report said recently [...]The post China, Socialism &...
View ArticleLiving in China: Beijing more expensive than Paris
Beijing is the most expensive city on the Chinese mainland for expatriates, ranking the 20th highest in the world for costs of living, according to an annual report released by Mercer, a US-based...
View ArticleConsumer Behavior in Brazil: leading in worldwide purchase of mobile phones...
Brazilian consumers led the purchase of mobile phones, HDTVs, digital cameras and netbooks in a study by consultancy Accenture. The annual survey on electronic products and services, highlighting the...
View ArticleWatch Aaron Koblin’s “Crowds and Clouds: Data, Sheep, and Collaboration” talk...
Where others see just data points and fodder for bar graphs, Aaron Koblin visualizes dynamic systems where information assumes forms both abstract and familiar. In this talk, Koblin shares recent...
View ArticleChina, Socialism & Consumer Behavior: becoming the biggest market of luxury...
Observers predict that China will soon be biggest in the world for high-end designer consumer goods. Chinese people will buy more than half their acquisition of luxury goods on the mainland in 2014...
View ArticleLiving in China: Cost of living hurts Shanghai’s ranking
Soaring living costs and high housing prices are negatively affecting how Shanghai residents feel about their quality of life, according to a nationwide economic survey released recently [...]The post...
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Internet in Brazil: Half of the population is included in the digital world,...
More than half of the population is included in the digital world, according to a survey of the Getulio Vargas Foundation, which puts Brazil near the world average [...]The post Internet in Brazil:...
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Information Technology in Brazil: Launching Investment Program to Boost...
Brazil's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) has unveiled a new Strategic Program for Software and Information Technology in Brazil, announcing R$ 500 million (approximately US$ 248...
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Watch Dr. Genevieve Bell’s “Rage Against the Machine?” Keynote at IxDA |...
Dr. Genevieve Bell is an Australian-born anthropologist and researcher. As director of User Interaction and Experience in Intel Labs, Dr. Bell leads a research team of social scientists, interaction...
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Watch Fabian Hemmert’s “Hack to the Future” Keynote at Interaction’12 | IxDA...
Fabian Hemmert is a design researcher born and raised in Germany. During his studies towards an M.A. degree in Interface Design, he worked for Nintendo Europe and Marvel Comics. He is currently...
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Watch Jason Ulaszek & Brian Winters’“From Design Research to Experience...
Design research is critical. Creating foundational, living documentation about the needs, beliefs and behaviors of your customer is of the utmost importance. And, being able to identify needs,...
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Watch Dan Ariely’s “What makes us feel good about our work?” talk at TED
What motivates us to work? Contrary to conventional wisdom, it isn't just money. But it's not exactly joy either. It seems that most of us thrive by making constant progress and feeling a sense of...
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Jinha Lee’s “Reach into the computer and grab a pixel” talk at TED
The border between our physical world and the digital information surrounding us has been getting thinner and thinner. Designer and engineer Jinha Lee wants to dissolve it altogether. As he...
View ArticleDesigning Interactions / Experiences: Discovery “Mode”
This is the second lecture of the Designing Interactions / Experiences module I’m teaching at Köln International School of Design of the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (by invitation of...
View ArticleWatch Jan Moorman’s “Measuring User Delight using the Kano Methodology” talk...
Attendees will learn why and how this methodology can be harnessed in design strategy decisions. The Kano methodology was initially adopted by operations researchers, who added statistical rigor to the...
View ArticleDesigning Interactions / Experiences: Reflection in Action
This is the explanation of the "Reflection in Action" component of the completion criteria of the "Designing Interactions / Experiences" module I’m teaching at Köln International School of Design of...
View ArticleWatch Bill Buxton’s “Sketching Experiences” talk at the IIT’s Institute of...
Bill Buxton in this old -- but still very relevant -- talk advocates the need for global businesses to explore how design and design thinking can provide them with high-level, strategic value and...
View ArticleWatch Tomer Sharon’s “Don’t Listen to Users, Sample Their Experience” talk
The Experience Sampling Method is a simple research technique for uncovering user needs. In a typical Experience Sampling method, research participants are interrupted several times a day to note their...
View ArticleWatch Mike Kuniavsky’s “How designers will reinvent manufacturing” talk
Consumption directly drives production, and data informs design. If we weren't talking about physical products, this would sound a lot like Web/app interaction design, but the worlds of making atoms...
View ArticleWatch Tomer Sharon’s “Perfectly Executing the Wrong Plan” Talk
In his talk at Google I/O 2014, Tomer Sharon inspires developers to implement valid and reliable ways to answer their most burning questions. It'll help them validate or invalidate their assumptions on...
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