This is part 1 of a 6-part series, where I share accounts of a journey I have embarked on to understand the true ingredients of ‘inventiveness’ and ‘sustainability’. …
Adding frisky elements and introducing reward points to a product is not gamification. The idea of gamification is to introduce the core elements of actual games into non-game environments to inspire users towards higher engagement, instigate loyalty and thereby drive predefined business goals. …
Hiring designers is never easy, and there is no straightforward path to this. …
In Art, the final output revolves around the artist than the patron. In Design, it revolves around the end-user(or the customer in certain scenarios) and it is highly iterative. …
𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗 𝚞𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝
Have you ever slipped into a ride with unforeseen adventures full of hideous surprises along the way, especially the kind of rumpus you were never prepared for? Those who have an appetite to venture into the unexplored may find unconventional…
We must stop injecting chronic positivity into everyone we meet in the name of mentoring them. Because it is simply toxic for the majority of the people beyond what we can fathom.
This has been in my mind for a while, and the recent episode of Simone Biles withdrawing herself…
The most memorable mentoring sessions I ever had as a mentee were often those unplanned, informal meetings when I was least expecting the mentors to pour their wisdom onto me. Even better ones were often those conversations during or after a great meal/drink together. And the best ones were when…
It is common to find job posts asking for a single designer to wear too many hats as a product designer. While product design is truly an interdisciplinary field, when it comes to a competent team, it cannot be complete with few generalists; at least not anymore in the current…
This is part 3 of a 6-part series, where I share accounts of a journey I have embarked on to understand the true ingredients of ‘inventiveness’ and ‘sustainability’. To build my argument, I have looked at patterns from history, concepts of neuropsychology, the philosophy of science, and anything that has…
There are two kinds of Holiday seekers. Those who know the destinations clearly and ready to plan their trip, and then there is the other, those who have high motivations to travel but not sure about the destination yet. This recommendation engine is designed for the latter. …
