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[via connectit] - The Sequence and Outcomes of Strategic...

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:41:00 -0500

- The Sequence and Outcomes of Strategic Innovation

Defining Strategic Innovation

“If you look at common definitions of strategic innovation from academic and professional publications, you can observe the following three outcomes of strategic innovation:

Strategic innovation leads to either:

new business models (including a new value chain architecture), or
new markets (either by creating new ones or reshaping existing ones), or
increased value for both the customer and the company
or a combination of these three.

Drawing upon the above said, strategic innovation can be defined as:

a framework of interdependent content, process and context dimensions,
facilitating the application of creativity and innovation to strategic management
in order to enable strategic differentiation and competitive advantage,
by challenging conventional logic and redefining the company’s business model, redrawing market boundaries, creating new markets and value improvements for customers and the company itself.”

STEM of an IDEA “STEM is an acronym you can see and hear...

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:39:11 -0500

STEM of an IDEA

“STEM is an acronym you can see and hear all around the world as the intellectual ad campaign for “Science, Technology, Engineering, Math.” Indeed STEM is an important factor in achieving innovations today, but it’s only half of the puzzle — there needs to be a humanizing force to any invention for it to become relevant and important. What’s missing is the raison d’etre of a STEM outcome. That could only come from an IDEA-based approach — “Intuition, Design, Emotion, Art.” In this new century, whole-innovation will emerge naturally from the marriage of STEM together with IDEA.”

information environmentalism

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:18:00 -0500

information environmentalism:

n. The movement that seeks to reduce information overload and its effects on people’s lives.
—information environmentalist n

Dimensions of design / Against ahistoricity

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:49:00 -0500

Dimensions of design / Against ahistoricity:

Thought provoking article that urges UX practitioners to look beyond the usual sources to older design traditions for guidance in problem solving.

Here’s a quote from From Responsive Environments: A Manual for Designers (Bentley, Alcock et al., 1985):

How does design affect choice?
The design of a place affects the choices people can make, at many levels:
- it affects where people can go and where they cannot: the quality we shall call permeability.
- it affects the range of uses available to people: the quality we shall call variety.
- it affects how easily people can understand what opportunities it offers: the quality we shall call legibility.
- it affects the degree to which people can use a given place for different purposes: the quality we shall call robustness.
- it affects whether the detailed appearance of the place makes people aware of the choices available: the quality we shall call visual appropriateness.
- it affects people’s choice of sensory experiences: the quality we shall call richness.
- it affects the extent to which people can put their own stamp on a place: we shall call this personalization.

Architecture Defined

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:49:00 -0500

Architecture Defined:

“An interesting little video that looks at what “Architecture” really means. Sometimes we get so deep into information architecture and specifying designs we lose sight of what we’re really doing…”

User Experience Tools | UX Booth

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:08:09 -0500

User Experience Tools | UX Booth

iPhone Apps Design Mistakes: Disregard Of Context

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:56:58 -0500

iPhone Apps Design Mistakes: Disregard Of Context

Welcome to the Idea Sandbox Wiki

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:20:27 -0500

Welcome to the Idea Sandbox Wiki:

resources and tools for creative problem solving

Focusing Interaction Design with Design Strategy

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:41:27 -0500

Focusing Interaction Design with Design Strategy

60 Minute Brand Strategist

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:41:00 -0500

60 Minute Brand Strategist:

60 Minute Brand Strategist - Limited Edition DOWNLOAD
View more documents from Idris Mootee.

Augmented Reality Is a Fit For Retailers

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:27:52 -0500

Augmented Reality Is a Fit For Retailers:

Tobi.com recently rolled out an augmented reality (AR) dressing room experience in which shoppers can virtually “try on” items using their webcams and share snapshots with friends on Facebook for feedback.

An Event Apart: 10 Secrets from a UX Design Strategist’s Toolbox

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:17:27 -0500

An Event Apart: 10 Secrets from a UX Design Strategist’s Toolbox:

details a number of ways to manage collaborative design sessions

Mobile Commerce Usability: Search and Category Pages

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:08 -0500

Mobile Commerce Usability: Search and Category Pages

Mobile Commerce Usability: Home Pages and Navigation

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:08 -0500

Mobile Commerce Usability: Home Pages and Navigation

Mobile Commerce Usability: Product Pages and Cart Summary

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:07 -0500

Mobile Commerce Usability: Product Pages and Cart Summary

Mobile Commerce Usability: Forms and Checkout

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:11:06 -0500

Mobile Commerce Usability: Forms and Checkout

eMarketer Weighs In on 2010 Trends: E-Commerce & Mobile

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:04:59 -0500

eMarketer Weighs In on 2010 Trends: E-Commerce & Mobile

10 Web trends to watch in 2010 - CNN.com

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:18:00 -0500

10 Web trends to watch in 2010 - CNN.com:

you might find this list of web trends to be somewhat underwhelming, but the list does come from CNN, so perhaps take it as a sign that some of these things are poised to hit the mainstream…

Real-time ramps up
Location, location, location
Augmented reality
Content ‘curation’
Cloud computing
Internet TV and movies
Convergence conundrum
Social gaming
Mobile payments
Fame abundance, privacy scarcity

Mobile Apps: Models, Money and Loyalty

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:57:04 -0500

Mobile Apps: Models, Money and Loyalty:

News and Reference apps get used most frequently, while Entertainment apps are used only a little, then abandoned

Nokia offers sneak peek at improved 2010 Symbian user interface

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:38:00 -0500

Nokia offers sneak peek at improved 2010 Symbian user interface:

“In 2010 new hardware and tweaked software will reduce Symbian’s clutter, add multitouch input on “large capacitive displays,” minimize steps to request functions (2-taps to get to favorite music or video instead of 8, create an email account in 2 steps, not 4), significantly improve the browser experience, and make the entire UI 3 times faster than current high-end Symbian products”