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Venture philanthropy fund uses design thinking and ethnography to help solve real-world problems [Business Week]

Billing itself as a nonprofit venture capital firm, the Acumen Fund uses the principles of design to solve the problems of the poor. Just as the Procter & Gambles and Motorolas of the corporate world conduct extensive ethnographic research on…

Yaniv Steiner speaking on rapid prototyping at World Usability Day Italy

Last Tuesday people across the globe attended World Usability Day gatherings and events, an initiative promoted by a professional association called the Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA). Experientia partner Michele Visciola is the president of UPA-Italy, and in that capacity he…

European Market Research Event – Day 1, afternoon

During the afternoon sessions of the European Market Research Event, I attended presentations by Clive Grinyer of France Telecom Orange, Sarah Pearson of ACB/University of Sussex and Francesco Cara of Nokia. There is also a short write-up of a talk…