Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Insights curated by Experientia, the UX research and design consultancy
Category Socio-cultural change
Cellphones top Iraqi cool list [The New York Times]
“Cellphones have long been considered status symbols in developing countries, Iraq included. But in an environment [like Iraq] where hanging out is potentially life threatening, cellphones are also a window into dreams and terrors, the macabre local sense of humor…
Swisscom study on how we use communication means [Business Week]
Couple-surfing to enhance cyber-love [Reuters]
Digital diversity – the end game?
David Gyimah, a video journalist and the director of the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC), has written a thought-provoking article on the future of diversity in the rapidly developing world of the net and connected mobile devices. “If the net…
E-mail losing ground to IM, text messaging [Associated Press]
Aging in the 21st century [The New York Times]
Homo Conexus
Britons ‘dependent on mobile use’ [BBC]
Saving the world, one video game at a time [New York Times]
Report: The next step in brain evolution [Sunday Times]
More information on Dott, the UK regional design initiative
Dott is a ten year programme of design innovation, initiated by the Design Council, that will take place every two years in a different region or nation across the UK. The programme encourages the innovative use of design as contribution…
Slow design, slow lab and slow blog
Slow Design is a UK-based “cultural space to stimulate debate around the concept of ‘slow design’. It is conceived as an ongoing dialogue, an open-ended project”. Slow Design “links with existing design clusters that perceive ‘design’ and ‘slowness’ as a…
Smart phones could drive new telecom business model
Susana Schwartz describes in a long article in Billing World & OSS Today how tomorrow’s super-smart phones will enable contactless cash payment. Billing World & OSS Today is a magazine covering and analysing the telecommunications Business and Operational Support Systems…
Digital living takes off in Asia [BBC]
Asian countries lead the world in creating digital homes, with Taiwan and Korea at the forefront, says a study. The research, carried out by US market research firm Parks Associates, looked at digital living trends in 13 markets in Asia,…
You are what you use… not what you own [WorldChanging]
WorldChanging, the online publication covering tools, models, and ideas for building a better future, has an interesting article on branding experience instead of stuff: “One of the fundamental insights that’s helping us re-imagine our lives in a brighter, greener cast…
Tech creates a bubble for kids [USA Today]
Nokia on mobility and development
The latest edition of Nokia’s online magazine Culture of Mobility is devoted to Mobility and Development, exploring how mobility can make a difference to the environment, society and the way we live. The magazine features an introductory report on how…