Tag: UFTN

  • Design is not a natural process (unless you’re a designer)

    Even though I’m immersed everyday in service design capability, at times I wonder if the techniques and way of thinking are just what every professional does naturally (i.e. determines intent, explores ideas and options, generates concepts, tests assumptions, evolves, prototypes, defines, repeat etc). So it was with surprise, fascination and some content that I witnessed…

  • Presentation (not .ppt) about Data Vis, Info Des, Info Graphic et al

    via Fast Company 5 minutes of your time for a relatively snappy and engaging view about the power of the visual by Alex Lundry. This is a perfect case for the designers job to understand, filter, translate so that users have the power for knowledge development in their hands (eyes and brains) to navigate through…

  • Indeed, ‘Design thinking isn’t enough’

    I read this article in HBR: Why Design Thinking Won’t Save You by Peter Merholz and it stuck with me for two reasons: I kinda agree and respectfully disagree with elements. I completely agree that design thinking on it’s own is not enough. For the past year I have been working with a colleague with…