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December 12, 2008
Accomplishment of something simple is surely more favorable than failure to complete a task due to its lack of definition and complexity. Keeping something simple (especially when working with multiple stakeholders) is actually not easy at all.
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September 13, 2008
Collaboration is great… to a point. Too much collaboration can be detrimental to the success of a project.
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April 7, 2008
I am chained to my Outlook calendar at work—many of you can relate; I have also been using Google Calendar since it was released to keep track of personal appointments, tasks and deadlines. The problem, of course, was that these two calendars had communication issues… until now.
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March 11, 2008
Wired magazine’s feature about the founders of 37 Signals has caused a minor skirmish in the user experience community, and I’m choosing sides.
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January 22, 2008
Recently, I came across a blog post entitled, “The Four Laws of Simplicity, and How to Apply Them to Life.” Interestingly, the “Four Laws” related to the process that I follow during a project Discovery Phase.
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December 22, 2007
Rhode Island School of Design, a.k.a. Riz-Dee, has appointed John Maeda as its new president. He is one of the preeminent thinkers in the design/technology community and an ideal selection to lead the design school.
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November 7, 2007
As I pushed my cart and dragged my two children into the self check-out lane of our local grocery store, a realization came over me: Shouldn’t I be compensated in some fashion for performing the role of cashier and bagger? Rather than paying a cashier an hourly wage, the store owner expects me to figure out how to operate the check out and payment system and bag my groceries for free.
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November 5, 2007
To be successful in any business venture, it is essential that the business owners understand their customers’ needs and fulfill those needs while providing value to the customer.
The same concept holds true online.
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