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Searching for my space in the Overlap

by Dirk July 26, 2010

I’ve just returned from three days in New York City attending Overlap10. This is my second Overlap: I was one of the organizers of the original Overlap in 2006. That event so fell short of my hopes for and expectations of it that I avoided returning – at least, until this year. In the last [...]

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Crowdsourcing creative = cannibalization

by Dirk July 21, 2010

Originally published at Invo Intel There are a lot of interesting things happening around crowdsourcing, many of which intuitively seem really good. Companies like Jovoto and Genius Rocket are serving as global connectors of people who want work done with people who are willing to do it. The benefits, according to Genius Rocket, include “Providing…hundreds [...]

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Renovations

by Dirk June 20, 2010

I’ve owned a lot of homes over the years but I’ve never performed major renovations on any of them. Most of them were newer construction, and the one that was older and could have used renovation – the condo in Somerville – we moved out of fairly quickly. Our new home in Granville was built [...]

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Fixing the “five-star” rating system

by Dirk April 28, 2010

I’ve long been a fan of the five-star rating system online: users are familiar with it, it is very straightforward, and in theory provides a nice gradation of results. In theory. Today I think my affinity for the five-star system has been permanently squelched. cnn.com ran a story today about the top 50 restaurants in [...]

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Product differentiation at 30,000 feet

by Dirk August 10, 2009

I used to say JetBlue was my favourite airline. The planes were more comfortable; every seat has a TV. Ultimately though, the difference between JetBlue and its competitors were not enough to have me seek out JetBlue. If it was the cheapest, I was happy. If it was $10, $20 more per flight, I might [...]

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Credit and reputation

by Dirk March 12, 2009

While my wading into Twitter has largely amounted to just keeping a single toe in the water – opening the client once or twice a day, glancing at it for a few seconds, and closing it again – just a moment ago I saw something that made me think of a bigger issue. I saw [...]

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Applied Empathy: a design framework for meeting human needs and desires (part 3)

by Dirk February 25, 2008

Originally published at UXmatters Part Three: Real-World Applications Part One of this series, Applied Empathy, introduced a design framework for meeting human needs and desires and defined five States of Being that represent the different degrees to which products and experiences affect and motivate people in their lives. Part Two explained the three Dimensions of [...]

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A few lessons for business in the world of sports

by Dirk December 12, 2006

Three things caught my attention in the sports world over the last 24 hours that also hold lessons for the world of business: 1. While working out yesterday (Stairmaster, baby!) I saw a story on how the National Basketball Association (NBA) is changing back from a new basketball they introduced this year to the old [...]

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Design Globalization: a conversation

by Dirk December 11, 2006

Originally published at LukeW Design Globalization: a conversation about the impact of large scale global changes, outsourcing and international design/training firms on design and designers. Dirk Knemeyer (DK): The original Design Futures conversation touched on a lot of different things, but one of the points that really deserves the most attention is globalization. While the [...]

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Applied Empathy: a design framework for meeting human needs and desires (part 2)

by Dirk December 4, 2006

Originally published at UXmatters Part Two: Dimensions, Needs, and Desires Part One of this series introduced a design framework for meeting human needs and desires and defined five States of Being that represent the different degrees to which products and experiences affect and motivate people in their lives. This second part explains three Dimensions of [...]

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