March, 2012

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The Story's the Thing

Boxes and Arrows

_This is an excerpt from “UX Storytellers”:[link] If you enjoy it, consider getting the kindle edition of UX Storytellers – Connecting the Dots with all the stories!_. Here’s something I believe in: stories are what make us human. Opposable thumbs? Other animals have those. Ability to use tools? Ditto. Even language is not exclusive to human beings.

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Nixon and Mao: When Leadership Changed the Game

Bill Fischer

President Nixon meets Chairman Mao Image via Wikipedia "So many deeds cry out to be done, and always urgently. The world rolls on. Time passes. Ten thousand years are too long. Seize the day, seize the hour." The words are by Mao Zedong, founder of the Peoples' Republic of China; the [.

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Lady Gaga takes innovation to avant-garde levels

Innovation 360 Group

How offers become almost impossible to copy. WHAT ARE YOU SELLING? By understanding what you are actually selling, you can find your unique abilities and become sustainably competitive. Sitting on the plane home from Monaco and have just, together with some Bearing colleagues , run our innovation management program at Monaco’s business school and the MBA program of Luxury Goods.

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Beware the Idle Question

CorporateIntel

In his absurdist play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , playwright Tom Stoppard invents any number of ways for the courtiers to pass the time while Hamlet comes and goes: Rosencrantz : Do you want to play questions? Guildenstern : How do you play that? Rosencrantz : You have to ask a question. Guildenstern : Statement. One – Love. Rosencrantz : Cheating.

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Turn Payments Into Personalization: Unlock the Value of Transaction Data

Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Das Design Revolution

Boxes and Arrows

Experience design comrades, I speak to you today because I have a vision. A vision where one day the person who really matters is back at the heart of our design processes. Rightfully claiming pride of place at the centre of all decisions regarding our websites, interfaces and systems. I am talking, of course, of the Designer, or more specifically, the Designer’s Portfolio.

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We're All Jeremy Lin Fans Now!

Bill Fischer

Image by Getty Images via @daylife Forget the NCAAs, and the NBA's rush to the best part of their season. The real reason you should be interested in basketball today is for what happens to Jeremy Lin, the NY Knicks' point-guard sensation -- or "former & fast-fading" utility player. In fact, [.

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