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Why Designers Can’t Ignore This Report!

Why Designers Can’t Ignore This Report!

Last week evening, I was casually scrolling through Instagram when a short reel from some AI influencer caught my eye. He was talking about a 340-page AI trends...

Why Designers Can’t Ignore This 340-page Report!

Why Designers Can’t Ignore This 340-page Report!

Why designers cant ignore this 340 page reportLast week evening, I was casually scrolling through Instagram when a short reel from some AI influencer caught my...

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What’s your AI adoption strategy ?

What’s your AI adoption strategy ?

Back in 2016, getting a “browser-based design tool for the team with a monthly subscription fee” felt transformative. As a UX practice lead of a con...

What’s your AI adoption strategy ?

What’s your AI adoption strategy ?

What’s your AI adoption strategy ?I still remember the butterflies from that Figma procurement request…What’s your AI adoption strategy ?Back in 2016, getting a...

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Managing a micro-manager

Managing a micro-manager

Probably you are working under a micromanaging boss.If you’ve been there — you know how quickly it drains motivation and creativityThe truth?Microma...

🚨 Don’t wait for your company to become “AI-first” — start with yourself.

🚨 Don’t wait for your company to become “AI-first” — start with yourself.

First step is to understand that the biggest barrier to adopting AI in your work isn’t tools or tech.It’s inertia!That default urge to do things the...

Waiting for your company to become AI-First ? Not a good idea

Waiting for your company to become AI-First ? Not a good idea

🚨 Don’t wait for your company to become “AI-first” — start with yourself.Continue reading on UX in India »

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10 Red Flags to watch out for in your current UX project

10 Red Flags to watch out for in your current UX project

Over the past couple of decades, I’ve been involved in some outstanding projects that I’m truly proud of, as well as some challenging and infamous o...

Get a competitive analysis done, like Sherlock Holmes!

Get a competitive analysis done, like Sherlock Holmes!

I’ve long admired the character of Sherlock Holmes, ever since I first picked up a book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as a young student. It would take me jus...

Starbucks, shrimps and sticky-notes

Starbucks, shrimps and sticky-notes

Unlike every other day, it was my cab driver Lakhaani Saab’s call that woke me up that morning!Oops, I was 30 mins late, am I going to miss the flight? As usual...

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Joe — The ‘Enterprise’ UX Superhero!

Joe — The ‘Enterprise’ UX Superhero!

Joe — the ambitious UX designer has by now spent most of his career working for enterprises, helping them achieve business goals…While his UX design skills have...

The who’s who of ‘Experience Design’ world

The who’s who of ‘Experience Design’ world

An effort to document and in-turn learn about the great minds who directly or indirectly contributed to the world of ‘Digital Experience Design’Douglas Engelbar...

A Digital Experience Designer’s Handbook

A Digital Experience Designer’s Handbook

Maslow’s — ‘Hierarchy of Needs’The holy-grail every digital experience designer is after, has something to do with Maslow’s — ‘Hierarchy of Needs’, and its cont...

‘Handling a global UX team ’ — taking the bull by its horn!

‘Handling a global UX team ’ — taking the bull by its horn!

Pragmatic thoughts on how to keep a remote team ticking…Image courtesy: http://sancient.deviantart.com/The energy of a team is contagious! The chatter, the deba...

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