NEXT13: International keynote speakers to come!
By Ina Feistritzer
THE NEXT13 line up gets better and better! More international keynote speakers sign up as this agenda-setting conference for the digital economy draws nearer
Digital people to watch in 2013!
By Julian Hinz
NEXT Berlin is looking for the NEXT 100, the one hundred most influential people in Europe’s digital industry. Nominate your favorite digital agenda-setters and vote for them. And meet the jury members, who will have the final say on the NEXT 100.
Why is there no photo archive for the web?
By Adam Tinworth
It’s hard to give away photos on the web in a future-proofed fashion. Why is no-one pushing for a historic web, for the benefit of future generations?
How fragile is our web?
By Adam Tinworth
The web is slowly being eroded by link rot – or, at least, sits history is. Is enough being done to preserve the internet’s past?
Wearable computing should be invisible computing
By Adam Tinworth
Could wearable data-collectors and their ilk be the heralds of the age of unconscious computing?
Your Wearable Computing Reader
By Adam Tinworth
In the wake of CES, there’s a wave of wearable devices coming our way. Here’s some links to the best round-ups…
NEXT 100 – Nominate and vote for your top digital trendsetters!
By Marina Lenz
Who’s leading the way in 2013? Who are top influencers of the European digital industry? Nominate your favorite innovators and vote for them!
Harper Reed, Neelie Kroes and Bryce Roberts to speak at NEXT13
By Marina Lenz
Today we’d like to reveal the first top speakers to be at NEXT13: Harper Reed, Neelie Kroes and Bryce Roberts!
Do you own data about yourself?
By Adam Tinworth
What’s the point in quantifying yourself if you can’t get hold of the data you produce? Data ownership: here be dragons…
The quantified self needs actionable data
By Adam Tinworth
I’ve accidentally joined the quantified self movement through a need for a silent alarm – and I’ve suddenly become a convert. The secret is in actionable data…
Slay the trolling dragons for a more civilised internet
By Adam Tinworth
Internet spats and fights are so tempting – and traffic generating. But are we really taking responsibility for the online culture we’re creating?
Secrets and silences: should you develop in public?
By Adam Tinworth
Google Glass is a great example of a company talking about a future product, and letting us get some insight into the shifting direction it’s taking long before it arrives in our hands. But transparency isn’t for everyone…
NEXT13: Here be Dragons
By Martin Recke
NEXT has always been about what’s next, about trends the digital industry should closely watch in the near future, within a timeframe of 12 to 36 months. For the 2013 event, we have spotted the four key areas to cover. All of them have one thing in common: they are largely uncharted territory. Here be Dragons.
Ignite Talks at NEXT Service Design
By Marina Lenz
We wanted the NEXT Service Design not to end buy cheap cialis with everybody going home after the last keynote. Instead, we wanted the service design community to have the opportunity to go on stage and share their inspiring ideas. So, the conference concluded with eight short & crips Ignite Talks: – Buy viagra online [...]
A Message from your Mobile
Matt Edgar, Freelance
At NEXT Service Design, Matt Edgar talked about the evolution of smartphones, our very special relationship to them and told their story: the early years from conception to infancy.
How do you build your team?
Thomas Schönweitz, Whitespring Service Design
In the seventh Ignite Talk, Thomas Schönweitz talked about team building and addressed a problem many companies have: You invest lots of money, time and ressources in finding and educating your stuff, but after a short time, they’ll leave the company – and together with them their particular knowledge.
Gaps
Conor Delahunty, Freelance
At NEXT Service Design Conor Delahunty talked about the gaps – the little imperfections of a products or service that give people the space to use their own creativity.
A Thousand Small Gestures
Felix Stöckle, Landor
NEXT Service Design was all about products and services – not so much about brands. Felix Stöckle spotlighted them again: “Only if services positively impact on the brand experience and drive brand perception, service design is worth it.”
Creativity Jam Hamburg
Jens Otto Lange, Storythinkers @ GuentherLange GmbH
‘48 hours to save the world’ was the slogan of the Creativity Jam Hamburg. Jens Otto Lange invited the NEXT Service Design audience to this event.
Design Meets Technology
Philip Siefer, Stickvogel
The mass customisation company Stickvogel was introduced by its CEO Philip Siefer in the third talk. He explained that the idea behind it is to combine design and technology in a way that suits both B2B costumers and the consumers.
Neuro Service Design
Christian Jourdant, Eichhorn & Jourdant
In Ignite Talk 2, Christian Jourdant presented a neuro marketing project he did for Otto. The method can be very helpful for service design projects as it helps researching the motives, emotions and interests of consumers.
It's obvious
Rainer Sax, Freelance
Freelance User Experience Designer Rainer Sax focussed on obvious solutions: They are optimal – simple and clever, but very hard to achieve.
Wishing you a techie little Christmas
By Adam Tinworth
What sort of gadgets did Father Christmas bring this year? Looks like it was tablets all the way…
