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I'm a seasoned design leader with 25 years of international experience under my belt. I…
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Are We at Peak UX Yet?
Are We at Peak UX Yet?
“Peak oil, an event based on M. King Hubbert’s theory, is the point in time when the maximum rate of extraction of…
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Organizations That Don’t Get It
Organizations That Don’t Get It
Even as we are in the midst of a design renaissance, where experience designers, design strategists and researchers are…
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What’s Wrong with “Great, We Totally Need More UX Here…”
What’s Wrong with “Great, We Totally Need More UX Here…”
I’ve worked with many companies - and I don’t think I’m the only designer who has - where the first words welcoming the…
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How can you use qualitative data to inform design decisions?
Harnessing qualitative data is pivotal for crafting well-informed designs, offering a deep dive into users' behaviors, needs, and preferences. Start by outlining your research objectives. Define what you aim to learn or achieve through qualitative research. Choose qualitative research methods aligned with your goals. Recruit participants reflecting your target user demographics, ensuring a diverse sample. Foster an environment conducive to open feedback, posing open-ended questions to unveil users' experiences, and expectations. Seek out patterns, trends, and recurring themes. Extract key insights, concentrating on understanding users' pain points, motivations, and goals. Acknowledge that qualitative research is an iterative process.
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I'm not big into the AI hype, but one of the ways we have been experimenting with GenAI as part of our #servicedesign practice is for storyboarding.…
I'm not big into the AI hype, but one of the ways we have been experimenting with GenAI as part of our #servicedesign practice is for storyboarding.…
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Hey #Vancouver #servicedesign #leaders ! Come help us grow the City’s emerging Service Design practice in Technology Services. As a bonus, get to…
Hey #Vancouver #servicedesign #leaders ! Come help us grow the City’s emerging Service Design practice in Technology Services. As a bonus, get to…
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A cool thing about working for the Government of Nova Scotia? I get to do a lot of professional development. This time, it was an Accessibility…
A cool thing about working for the Government of Nova Scotia? I get to do a lot of professional development. This time, it was an Accessibility…
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d.MBA
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The d.MBA is a business education program made specifically for designers. It's also a collective of purposeful design leaders who aim to run more balanced organizations.
What the program's given me is a stronger, more fully developed understanding of business concepts and a very practical ability to use design to help business. I can speak and apply design in a way that business can understand and find impactful, and vice versa. -
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Bachelor of Arts in Audiovisual Production (film, TV, and radio) incl. storyboarding, copyright law, video and sound editing, camera work and directing. I wrote my thesis on the development of IPTV and streaming video.
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Bachelor of Arts (started) in audiovisual production (film, TV and radio) incl. storyboarding, copyright law, video and sound editing, camera work and directing.
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College Degree in Audiovisual Arts (Multimedia and Web Design), including Web and multimedia production, visual design, programming, and copyright law.
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VillageLife
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A game-like digital fundraising platform for a Finnish charitable organization, in which virtual villages represent actual locations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Individual or group donors choose a village and a specific item or service to donate via easy, immediate online payment or by SMS billing on their mobile phones. The result of their donations, such as constructing part of a school or supporting a local social worker for the village, is immediately visible to the donors…A game-like digital fundraising platform for a Finnish charitable organization, in which virtual villages represent actual locations in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Individual or group donors choose a village and a specific item or service to donate via easy, immediate online payment or by SMS billing on their mobile phones. The result of their donations, such as constructing part of a school or supporting a local social worker for the village, is immediately visible to the donors. The site also includes a news section where the organization’s workers in the real villages can post updates from the ground.
Sponsored by the Finnish Ministry of Culture, Village Life launched in 2004 with much attention from the media. It won several awards including first prize for The Best Consumer Service at the Grand One digital industry awards in Helsinki in 2005.Other creators -
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Gold in the Financial Services Category
The ARF David Ogilvy Awards
Bank of America, The Morris Code
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Finalist Certificate, Retail Category
New York Festivals
Seppälä
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2nd Prize, Digital Media
Vuoden Huiput
Seppälä
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1st Prize, The Best Consumer Service
Grand One
VillageLife.fi
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Honorary Mention, The Best Consumer Service
Grand One
Nylanderi.fi
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The Best Creative Agency in Scandinavia: Valve Branding
SIME Awards
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2nd Prize, Digital Media
Vuoden Huiput
Nylanderi.fi
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IxDA - Interaction Design Association
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