Norman and Verganti published a very interesting paper about the meaning of innovation and its two dimension: technology and meaning innovation. This is a very interesting approach and method to understand a bit better the innovation landscape. Also, the role of user centered design and user research is discussed in relation to it.
It’s interesting to see how even successful startups and companies that tried to replace business cards had success… but only in everything that’s extra. The business card are going to stay. Unless… here’s how.
The debate on Responsive, Device Experience and all the possible variations is often very detailed and rich from a technical perspective, but it’s often missing the most important point.
The login interaction paradigm is old, and it’s inadequate for the proper evolution of the web. Lots of different companies are trying to innovate in this field, including big players like Mozilla and Google. However, to make a real jump forward we need to abandon logins. We need to embrace identities.
Proximity Interactions (PIx) are one of the missing pieces in today’s digital world but there are good signs that it’s finally coming: a lot of solutions are starting to appear, first of all AirDrop and the whole rumor around the future of television screens, including the Apple TV.
