1. For more than a year now, one of my favourite business proofs for the value of design and user experience was research done by the Design Council UK, illustrating how companies that focus and spend more on design have
Rainy November round-up
Recently back from the St. Louis User Experience (STLUX) Conference and feeling unabashed bliss at the prospect of spending the next six weeks comfortably here at my Silicon Valley home. A number of quick hits about myriad recent happenings: *
As difference reveals similarity, perceptions begin to unravel
The three most common attributes of successful investors are, according to Michael Mauboussin, the Chief Investment Officer for Legg Mason Funds: 1. A focus on process versus outcome 2. A constant search for favourable odds 3. Understanding the role of
Image and reality: a fine line of shame and pride
Every day the myriad news sources bombarding us with information remind us of the crazy things that people do. From murder and rape to more offbeat news about things like bizarre parenting or strange sexual practices, I can’t be the
Silver linings
During dad’s ordeal and in the aftermath of his death there were a number of good things that happened: I got to know or get reacquainted with some of my parent’s friends; all of my father’s siblings – each of