In Search or a Better Chair
Researching chair designs… ..in the search for a better one.
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The Gap between Good Intentions and Impact
The gap between good intentions and impact of the resulting action (or choice) has been an area of interest to me. A decade ago, a Brad Pitt linked non-profit messed up an affordable homes project [2008-2015] in New Orleans. Meant to be green and sustainable, the homes had severe structural and mold problems. 6 of…
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An Idea for Food Delivery Services
A feature to allow you to schedule food orders with your preferred food delivery service.
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WT f UX
A bit about UI, UX and the worst kind of UI and UX, the seemingly invisible kind.
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Exploitative Businesses & Divine (and Tech) Interventions
As some businesses get increasingly exploitative, sometimes other businesses and sometimes a divine intervention comes to counter the effect.
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Segway
With the stopping of production of Segways last year, but its more affordable robotic startup Ninebot doing well, one wonders if affordability must be integral to the success of a business depending on the business model and whom it aims to cater to.
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Zomato’s Vertical Slider
Zomato has a nicely done vertical slider for their filter options on their mobile app. It’s just simpler, logical and easy to use. Odd how we still have horizontal sliders on apps.
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Managers & Leaders – For your Innovation & Business Growth Needs
If you are a manager struggling with business growth or stuck with trying to create the next great product or service, till 14th September, head to https://www.ateamstrategy.in/ for relevant options for quick innovation or growth challenge related support on call. No hassles of long, expensive consulting projects. Just simple help with uncomplicating challenges and suggesting ways to solve or innovate.
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Soap Dispenser Design
Soap Dispenser Design This here is an ancient shampoo dispenser that broke last month. It was a crappy design for a few reasons. Firstly, because of how the pumps are placed (at the bottom). It would not stand on its own when you needed to refill. You either…
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PayTM’s UI
PayTM’s user interface PayTM‘s web user interface (not sure about the mobile app), can be a little misleading. We as users, are almost completely programmed to click the ‘Accept Terms’ checkbox on any application. Especially on a known one where we are almost at the end of an action or purchase. Then, it seems cunning…
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Creating and Understanding Customer Feedback
Creating and Understanding Customer Feedback If you’ve ever ordered waffles online, most likely they’ll come in one of two kinds of packaging. One is clean like in the pic above. The other is where all of them in thin paper holders will be stuffed into a box. Quite messy. Anyway, say you ordered a few…
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Will Uber Disrupt Itself?
Will Uber Disrupt Itself? Most of you must have seen this image (or a version of it) in the last few years. I remember a lot of people sharing it or referring to it with almost a sense of pride and relief. It was almost as if the world had found a way to get…
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Customer is King | Design Thinking | Human Behaviour | Improve | Life or something like it | Young Minds
Where Do We Go Now?
Where Do We Go Now? Google’s AdSense program let’s publishers or website owners have relevant ads show up when users visit those sites. Google earns revenues (via their Google Ads – previously AdWords platform) from businesses wanting those ads showing up to relevant customer groups. In turn, they pass on some of that revenue (based…
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Customer is King | Design Thinking | DTEveryday | Human Behaviour | Ideation | Improve | Innovate | Inspire | Young Minds
My 9 Step Version of the Design Thinking Process
My 9 Step Version of the Design Thinking Process This post about my 9-step version of the design thinking process has been long overdue. It is already explained in my book, ‘Design the Future’, but I also wanted to share it here for those interested. The five-step Stanford design thinking process is arguably the most…