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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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Two pointers

by Dirk November 25, 2006

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 greater stock market success. Its a really elegant – and effective – proof. So I [...]

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ESPN and poor information design

by Dirk April 23, 2005

Watching the NFL Draft on ESPN. For those not familiar with a sports draft, one team after another selects a draft-eligible player, whose rights they own by virtue of the selection. So, it is a process of analyzing a pick once it happens, speculating what the next pick will be, watching the pick occur in [...]

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Aaron Marcus: The InfoDesign Interview

by Dirk May 19, 2004

Originally published at InfoDesign Each month, InfoDesign interviews a thought leader in the design industry, focusing on people who are identified with or show strong sensibilities to the design of information and experiences. This month, Dirk Knemeyer interviews Aaron Marcus. Aaron Marcus is a visionary thinker, designer, and writer, well-respected in international professional communities associated [...]

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Nathan Shedroff: The InfoDesign Interview

by Dirk March 1, 2004

Originally published at InfoDesign Each month, InfoDesign interviews a thought leader in the design industry, focusing on people who are identified with or show strong sensibilities to the design of information and experiences. This month, Dirk Knemeyer interviews Nathan Shedroff. Nathan is one of the pioneers of experience design and popularized the term with the [...]

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Richard Saul Wurman: The InfoDesign Interview

by Dirk January 1, 2004

Originally published at InfoDesign Each month, InfoDesign interviews a thought leader in the design industry, focusing on people who are identified with or show strong sensibilities to the design of information and experiences. This month, Dirk Knemeyer interviews Richard Saul Wurman. Wurman coined the term ‘information architecture’ almost 30 years ago. While ‘information architecture’ has [...]

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Executive Dashboards: an information design approach

by Dirk November 6, 2003

Originally published at Thread Intelligence The executive dashboard is a hot technology product. The logical progeny of portal applications and technology, the executive dashboard is a single interface that serves as the point of entry into the masses of data and information within a company that might be relevant to a particular executive. While it [...]

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Information Design: the understanding discipline

by Dirk July 15, 2003

Originally published at Boxes & Arrows The term information design (ID) is a topic of some confusion and uncertainty among practitioners involved with information solutions. This is, in some part, a result of the rise and evolution of information architecture (IA), which evolved with the explosion of the web. Information architecture has increased both its [...]

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Exploring Content Management

by Dirk May 22, 2003

Originally published at Thread Intelligence Content management – one of the core solution areas that we offer at Thread – is something of a nebulous term. Many people are unfamiliar with it to begin with, and even those that have heard or even use the term have very different perceptions of what it is. For [...]

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The Information Design Approach to Web Development

by Dirk May 21, 2003

Originally published at Digital Web Magazine Aside from people, information is the single most valuable asset for business. At every level, in every department, for every company, information is critical. The better the information, the more successful the company and the people within it can be. Improving products and services, understanding markets, improving internal process [...]

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