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Looking Beyond the Horizon
Generally, we look towards some unidentifable place beyond the horizon to set a goal. Some call it “moonshot” and others call it just reaching beyond the horizon. This isn’t risky. In fact its more or less the safe thing to do for any team or organization. The challenge therefore is easier to take … read more
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Misplaced Perceptions of User Experience
There are many organizations, upon hearing the term “user experience” land on the perception of “finally getting a pleasing product in front of people.” And while the hope is indeed a correct one, the perception of the user experience professional to handle (and be adept) at everything from … read more
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Going Beyond Design Thinking
Often, we would like to think that doing an analysis, reinvesting in the mission/vision, or even deploying a new technology/tool will allow us to capture some sense of the newness of innovation. We are more or less grasping at straws, looking for a meaning in what we are doing which will ressonate … read more
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Describing Avanceé’s Key Themes
Missed on Tuesday’s big post due to activites & focuses going elsewhere. But here’s a key theme: tools we use shape the way we shape our worlds. Many times, we don’t realize the misapplication of a tool or its resulting behavior until something grevious happens (Hawaii nuclear alert for … read more
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Design Thinking... Maybe Similar
If Avanceé sounds like aspects of design thinking, that’s deliberate. To invite out-of-the-box perspectives into “business as we know it” settings, you have to often ask the questions which will reshape your grounding. read more
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Explaining “Out-of-the-Box“
Avanceé is a deliberate effort to help successful product teams figure out what’s next. It isn’t so much making existing products or projects efficient, but taking those existing items and looking at them from a context well outside of what’s been profitable and established. This will lead us down … read more