article thumbnail

Don’t just pay interns, help them build networks

Christensen Institute

Numerous studies on internship quality have highlighted that well-structured projects, along with feedback on said projects, are critical to intern satisfaction and productivity. To start, invite more individuals to review an intern’s work. This piece was originally published in Harvard Business Review here.

article thumbnail

2 Super Smart Ways to Catalyze Innovative Success

BrainZooming

These trends, as one industry insider put it, “burn really bright and really short,” necessitating abbreviating product development cycles from several years to months, or even weeks. Online video platforms provide new ways to observe customer behaviors and perceptions beyond formal research studies. Securing Early Commitments.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Are We Taking the “U” Out of UX?

Boxes and Arrows

Some excerpts: Work with the development team to follow a user-centered design approach as you work collaboratively to brainstorm and design innovative solutions to complex problems. Work closely with team members to conduct user research, identify pain points, develop user profiles, and create task lists.

article thumbnail

Guidelines For Hiring the Best Software Developers

The Human Factor

Whatever industrial sector your startup works in, there’s a good likelihood that technology has to be integrated firmly in your fundamental business strategy. Examine their resumes and see if you can obtain any case studies or customer endorsements for any projects they may have worked on in the past.

article thumbnail

New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

article thumbnail

Choosing the right innovation approach for your business

hackerearth

Internal innovation can happen through R&D teams, innovation management teams, business development teams, and employees. And this could be true for any industry. Internal innovation teams or labs also use hackathons as an external source of innovation. Source: www.elixirr.com.

article thumbnail

The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams

Boxes and Arrows

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. And other problems stemmed from UX practitioners feeling disconnected from the daily life of the development teams they supported. UX managers.

Agile 111