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Let’s talk about scope creep

Let’s talk about scope creep. It’s not the latest villain in a summer superhero movie, but it can be just as menacing to your projects. Scope creep happens when everybody THINKS they’ve agreed on what they wanted at the start of a project, but then, like that one...

Let’s talk about scope creep

Let’s talk about scope creep

Let’s talk about scope creep. It’s not the latest villain in a summer superhero movie, but it can be just as menacing to your projects. Scope creep happens when everybody THINKS they’ve agreed on what they wanted at the start of a project, but then, like that one...

The Design of Experience: Staying Human in a Digital World

The Design of Experience: Staying Human in a Digital World

Welcome to the Design of Experience: conversations about the ideas that make us feel a tribal devotion to the things we love.  This one’s about: Parenting-induced time travel, The Cult of Anti-Instagrammers, and the definition of digital as told by Walt Whitman....

The Design of Experience: Diving into Digital

The Design of Experience: Diving into Digital

Welcome to the Design of Experience: conversations about the ideas that make us feel a tribal devotion to the things we love.  This one’s about: The formative powers of Pacman, the ROI of custom shoelaces, and Amazon as a digital gateway drug. In an age where...

The Design of Experience: Common Threads

The Design of Experience: Common Threads

Welcome to the Design of Experience: conversations about the ideas that make us feel a tribal devotion to the things we love.  This one’s about: Abercrombie and Fitch perfume warfare, The Disney World Underground, and the marketing power of the men’s bathroom floor....

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