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 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 express local shipping [...]
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…
The Christmas of connected toys
By Adam Tinworth
This Christmas some children will be waking up to find that Father Christmas has left smart, connected toys like Ubooly under the tree…
Carpooling: the slow lane to success
By Adam Tinworth
Carpooling.com has taken on new funding, is adding features to its platform, and growing revenue. The latest hot start-up? Uh, no. They’ve been doing this for 10 years…
MusicPlayr: music for the online generation
By Adam Tinworth
One Berlin-based start-up is trying to rethink the way we discover, gather and share music. If you want to know why what they’re doing makes perfect sense – look at the way children watch cartoons.
Here be dragons: the drone army
By Adam Tinworth
Drones are finding their way from military to civilian use – and are creating a whole new set of eyes in the sky. Are we ready for the privacy implications of widespread done use?
