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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
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EPIC 2011 draft proceedings available for download
The draft proceedings of EPIC 2011, the Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference, currently taking place in Boulder, CO, USA, are available for download during...
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Behavioural insights could save millions of pounds
Using behavioural insights could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds over the course of the [UK] Parliament and thousands of lives a year, according to...
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Low2No project wins Holcim acknowledgement prize
The Low2No design team of Sauerbruch-Hutton, ARUP and Epxperientia has won an acknowledgment prize in the Holcim award for sustainable construction for the design...
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Book: In Studio
In Studio: Recipes for Systemic Change by Bryan Boyer, Justin W. Cook, Marco Steinberg Helsinki Design Lab (HDL) / Sitra 2011, 337 pages > Free download > Blog...
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How tech is changing the museum experience
Museums are exploring digital and mobile technologies to enhance visitor experience. Initiatives go beyond technology within exhibits and installations, but also...
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Dan Lockton on how architecture and urbanism can be used to influence behaviour
Dan Lockton is continuing publishing extracts from his Brunel University Ph.D thesis
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What
When we talk about customer or user experience in the financial services arena, what do we actually mean? The understanding of banks and banking is not a straightforward...
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Design ethnography field guide by Helsinki Design Lab
An essential part of any design activity is understanding the context one is working in, particularly the social context. Eventually when proposals are made, these...
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Marko Ahtisaari: Patterns of Human Interaction (the Nokia N9 design video)
Marko Ahtisaari is the global head of Nokia’s design unit, and he is responsible for Nokia
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What Does it Mean to Design Public Services?
Design thinking and techniques can help create radical innovations needed to meet the challenges facing local communities and services, says Philip Colligan, executive...
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Stanford U: Introduction to human-computer interaction design
Through Stanford University lectures and a project, coordinated by Scott Klemmer, learn the fundamentals of human-computer interaction and design thinking. The...
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Ethnographic analysis to better address challenges in developing countries
Dr. Kusum Gopal, an anthropologist who has served as a United Nations (UN) Expert and Technical Advisor to government agencies, speaks to The Chronicle on challenges...
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Human plus Machine
In the next ten years, smart machines will enter virtually every domain of our lives, including assisting doctors during surgery, fighting on battlefields, building...
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New interface design at the New York Times R&D Lab
Megan Garber of the Nieman Journalism Lab recently visited the New York Times R&D Lab and updates us on the latest interface developments there. The New York Times...
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Kids today need a licence to tinker
Forget the dysfunctional approach of the national curriculum, we need to open young minds to the creative possibilities of computing, writes John Naughton in today’s...
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What marketing executives should know about user experience
A strong experience strategy, derived from qualitative user research and experience workshops, can bring a collected vision to your organization and not only identify...
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A long-wave theory on today
Historian Elin Whitney-Smith looks at previous periods of disruption to understand what companies (and people) are going through today. “According to Elin Whitney...
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