SUCK IT UP: To endure a period of mental, physical, or emotional hardship with no complaining. “I don’t care if you’re sad or stuck, get out there, suck it up and deal with it!”.
We live in times of increasing divides, selfish concerns, and individualistic pursuits of power. Think about the last time some person told you to “Suck It Up”. How did it make you feel? Dismissed by someone? Ignored? Pushed aside? Not heard?
BRICK BY BRICK, LEGO TURNED A SMALL THINK INTO SOMETHING MUCH BIGGER.
As humans, we all want to be heard and understood. A common humanitarian purpose is to à Become a best version of yourself … self-actualization. Self-actualization is not about the destination … it’s about the journey. And that journey (…of self-esteem full of wonderful possibilities) can only be realized constructively by GEMEINSCHAFTSGEFÜHL (community feeling and social connectedness) + A Growth Mindset — building brick by brick.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence will be the next technology platform shift — following cloud, social, and mobile, with Generative AI leading the rapid charge.
Generative Al is a subset of Machine Learning (ML) and refers to technology that can take human inputs and create completely new content (text, videos, code, images … ). It has the potential to present an exciting horizon of new ways computers can help people get things done and transform user experiences drastically.
Read MoreOPTIMISM BIAS: WHY WE’RE WIRED TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE?
Research consistently supports that most of the population (approx. 80%) exhibit an Optimistic Bias.
Being an optimistic does not mean everything will be flawless and awesome. It means there are going to be failures and setbacks, but those are what inspires people to find and innovate an enhanced, alternate or a new solution.
Read More#Products, #Experiences, and #Processes are a critical part of an organization’s unspoken culture. Designing and building products requires an incredible deep understanding of the user, their needs, and their motivations.
Great products start with real problems. People buy products and services to get a “job” done. The key to success is understanding the real job customers are using your product for. Thus it’s very crucial to understand the underlying job (task) a consumer is trying to accomplish.
"People don't simply buy products or services, they 'hire' them to make progress in specific circumstances." ~ Clay Christensen
You’ve got to start with the Customer Experience – to get the job done!
Read MoreThe digital age has changed the way we communicate and behave. Digitization touches every area of our culture, from ordering a meal, interfacing with our workforce and customers, and to getting a ride to the airport. Digitization has its place in every interaction of ours.
“You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology.” ~ Steve Jobs
Augmented Reality is the next big thing. AR is catalyzing a new information-delivery paradigm, which will have a profound impact on how data is structured, managed, and delivered through varied mediums over the cloud. This hyper-connectivity tool is key to creating next-generation extended experiences.
This blog will take you through 14 Augmented Reality Design Principles to apply when designing layers onto the real world.
The possibilities of enhancing your customers’ experience with augmented reality are endless. Get ready for a big leap — Future is NOW!
Read More“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” — Albert Einstein
Simplicity is one of the most deceptive concepts, because simplicity takes work, simplicity is far from simple.
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