Pervasive Information Architecture – Designing information space in ubiquitous ecologies is a book being written by Andrea Resmini and Luca Rosati for Morgan Kaufmann-Elsevier which promotes a holistic approach to information architecture and user experience.
- Table of contents (via InfoDesign) |
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19 January 2010
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18 January 2010
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The World Economic Forum today released its study on Scaling Opportunity: Information and Communications Technology for Social Inclusion, an analysis of how ICT is evolving to address the social and economic needs of the poor. The study notes that, as 4 billion people have access to the global communications infrastructure, the opportunity to create innovative and inclusively tailored solutions for connecting the unconnected is extraordinary.
The report notes that a primary catalyst of change in closing the connectivity gap is the accelerated adoption of mobile phones within emerging economies. Robust market competition, affordable pricing, liberalized regulation and bottom-up innovation have coalesced to create a vibrant multistakeholder ecosystem. Along with highlighting the rapid adoption rate of mobile phone usage within emerging economies, the report focuses on the question: “What’s next?” While the adoption of baseline voice and data services has been shown to have a material economic and social impact in emerging economies, it is essential that the evolution of communication services remains economically sustainable, innovative and socially inclusive. |
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17 January 2010
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16 January 2010
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16 January 2010
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Good, the collaborative magazine, has published its “Slow Issue” with perspectives on a smarter, better and slower future:
Here are the longer articles: Hurry up and wait Slow burn Built to last Mass reduction Turning the tables Pushing the limits |
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14 January 2010
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The latest Intel Technology Journal (Volume 13, Issue 30 reports the research and development activities of the Intel Digital Health Group and its colleagues.
One article, entitled “From people to prototypes and products: ethnographic liquidity and the Intel Global Aging Experience study“, documents how a large-scale, multi-site, ethnographic research project into aging populations, the Global Aging Experience Study, led to the development of concepts, product prototypes, and products for the independent living market.
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13 January 2010
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Can design change behavior? Although at times it can seem difficult to change just one person’s behavior, Professor Banny Banerjee, director of the Stanford Design Program says it is possible for design to induce large numbers of people to change their lifestyle, including deeply ingrained habits, to cause them to do better by the environment. Stanford researchers awarded $6.27 million to study energy efficiency and human behavior Never mind what people believe—how can we change what they do? A chat with Robert Cialdini |
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13 January 2010
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Ten years ago we thought wireless was another word for radio, Peter Mandelson’s career was over – and only birds tweeted. So what will life be like a decade from now? The Independent newspaper provides a glimpse.
2020 vision: Our team of futurologists peers into mists of time The world in 2020: A glimpse into the future The world in 2020: Thrift, hard work – and no smoking |
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12 January 2010
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12 January 2010
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12 January 2010
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11 January 2010
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11 January 2010
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11 January 2010
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In a two-part series, Korea’s JoongAng Daily newspaper looks at the rise of service design and the notion that modern product designers need to look well beyond the physical form of their projects.
Read full story: (via Core77) |
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10 January 2010
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In his new book, “You Are Not A Gadget,” online pioneer Jaron Lanier explains how the Internet has gone off course. In this Wall Street Journal, he summarises the key ideas and it turns out to be a full-blown rant against “digital collectivism”, free software and open source.
Check also this New York Times review. |
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10 January 2010
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| A range of other researchers have also published papers on the topic of design for sustainable behaviour. Twenty papers were presented at the CHI 2009 Workshop, “Defining the Role of HCI in the Challenges of Sustainability,” organised by Elaine M. Huang of Motorola Research. Here is a selection:
Prepare for descent: interaction design in our new future Motivating sustainable energy consumption in the home Visible sustainability: Carbon Label 2.0 A sustainable identity: creativity of everyday design Sensing opportunities for personalized feedback technology to reduce consumption Broadening human horizons through green IT |
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10 January 2010
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Dan Lockton, a Ph.D. researcher at Brunel University (UK), has together with professors David Harrison and Neville Stanton, recently published a range of papers on the topic of design for sustainable behaviour (the list also contains one blog post):
Design for Sustainable Behaviour: investigating design methods for influencing user behaviour Choice architecture and design with intent ‘Smart meters’: some thoughts from a design point of view Design for behaviour change: The design with intent toolkit v.0.9 [poster] Influencing interaction: Development of the design with intent method Design with intent: Persuasive technology in a wider context Making the user more efficient: Design for sustainable behaviour |
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10 January 2010
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9 January 2010
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Publishing Perspectives reports on a recent panel discussion on the African publishing industry at this year’s African Literature Week (16 – 21 November) in Oslo, Norway.
(via @jranck) |
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9 January 2010
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Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics provides an evaluation of “the 18 top manufacturers of personal computers, mobile phones, TVs and games consoles according to their policies on toxic chemicals, recycling and climate change.”
Here are the scores:
Interestingly, Samsung (disclosure: Experientia client) actually dropped substantially, compared with the previous three ratings (September 2009, July 2009 and March 2009), and this despite Samsung’s “Eco-Management 2013” plan (see also here) that establishes a set of goals to make Samsung a leading eco-friendly company by 2013. The plan aims to develop new, environmentally friendly products while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions in their production. Greenpeace’s argumentation:
Samsung apparently still has some work to to, but working with the company recently, we know that they can be incredibly quick. So we wouldn’t be surprised to see them move to the top three again in the next survey. |
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