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From Apophenia

I do not speak for my employer.

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry when people imply that when I make arguments, I’m speaking on behalf of Microsoft. Anyone who knows me knows that my opinions... zephoria
From Apophenia | August 8, 2011 at 04:54 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Advice for Beginning Graphic Facilitators

David Sibbet posts a piece on starting the process of graphic facilitation. It is a powerful method we often used. I found it hard to do myself, even after going... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | August 7, 2011 at 09:23 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Collaborative Search: SearchTeam

I wrote a note about Zakta's new Collaborative Search Tool: SearchTeam back in mid July. Wanted to repeat that as I start to take a yet deeper dive look at the... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | August 7, 2011 at 09:01 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

P&G a Supply Chain Leader

In The Financial Times: Procter works very hard on supply chain improvement. . Note that P&G is the only 'old world' non tech company in the top three. I highly... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | August 7, 2011 at 06:58 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Virtual Supermarkets

I have spent some time over the years looking at how to build virtual retail spaces, everywhere from the classic local grocery store to large hypermarkets, to the... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | August 7, 2011 at 06:48 PM

From Putting People First

Designing for a workforce that acts more sustainably

In a six part article series Gerd Waloszek of SAP User Experience [who is very inspired by Nathan Shedroff's latest book 'Design is the Problem'] approaches the... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 7, 2011 at 04:34 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Computational Tales

I recently found out (thanks to the SIGCSE mailing list) that Dr. Jeremy Kubica, software engineer and manager at Google, has been putting together a set of examples... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | August 7, 2011 at 10:01 AM

From Putting People First

The web brings people together and keeps us sociable, not lonely

The commonly held belief that the internet is turning an entire generation into solitary web-junkies is a myth, according to new research. In a paper to be presented... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 7, 2011 at 07:04 AM

From Putting People First

Storytelling in the digital age

Digital technology allows us to tell tales in innovative new ways. As the tools available to publishers grow more sophisticated, it’s up to us, writes Aleks Krotoski... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 7, 2011 at 06:56 AM

From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

(This post has been updated.) David Ferrucci, the lead researcher for IBM’s Watson, was recently selected by Slate Magazine as one of “five American technology... Erwin Gianchandani
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | August 6, 2011 at 07:03 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Neputation: Business Intelligence and Reputation Management

Neputation: Talked to these folks recently, very impressive. I like thinking of Business Intelligence/Competitive Intelligence as a form of reputation management... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | August 6, 2011 at 06:34 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Learn AI at Stanford Free

We worked with the Stanford Knowledge Systems Laboratory in the mid 1980s when actively involved in artificial intelligence, impressive group, and took a number... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | August 6, 2011 at 04:44 PM

From Putting People First

Insights from Research Magazine

Four interesting articles in Research Magazine, a UK industry magazine. This month we… browsed a virtual supermarket Robert Bain explores a simulated supermarket... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 6, 2011 at 08:23 AM

From Putting People First

How to determine what media airline passengers will choose while travelling

Kevin Miller, global head of insight at in-flight magazine publisher Ink discusses how the environment impacts airline travellers psychologically and in turn affects... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 6, 2011 at 08:12 AM

From Putting People First

Home builders need to look beyond the focus group to learn what buyers want

Architects and construction companies can learn a lot still from the techniques of ethnographers and UX designers. Here is an example from the Real Estate section... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 6, 2011 at 08:06 AM

From Putting People First

Journal of IA Issue 1, Volume 3 Released

The Spring 2011 Journal of Information Architecture, Issue 1, Vol. 3 is now available, with an editorial by IA Institute Board member, Dan Klyn describing this... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 6, 2011 at 07:16 AM

From Putting People First

Designing for social norms (or how not to create angry mobs)

Danah Boyd thinks we need a more critical conversation about the importance of designing with social norms in mind. “Good UX designers know that they have the power... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 6, 2011 at 07:08 AM

From Putting People First

Five lessons from a year of tablet UX research

Tablet platforms break traditional paradigms of computer and mobile use, shows ethnographic and interview-based research conducted over the last year by UX research... Experientia
From Putting People First | August 6, 2011 at 07:00 AM

From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM

Former Microsoft Executive to Replace Kundra as Federal CIO

Shortly before Vivek Kundra’s scheduled departure from the position of federal Chief Information Officer, the White House has named his replacement. Steven VanRoekel... David B.
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM | August 6, 2011 at 12:57 AM

From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: Severed Hand is Actually A Dried Squid

I just can't make this stuff up: A report of a severed hand found at an Oahu seabird sanctuary has turned out to be dried squid. Remember: if you see something... schneier
From Schneier on Security | August 5, 2011 at 09:24 PM