Blog What does it mean to be AI First?By Adam TinworthAI is flavour of the month, year and quite possibly the decade. It’s become central to the plans of many of the major technology vendors over the last year. AI is both trendy and, clearly, effective. But what does that mean for us? The AI-first world requires new productsBy Martin ReckeIt's not enough to simply add an Alexa skill to an existing product, like it wasn't enough to make your website responsive or launch a mobile app without changing anything else. AI-first means reimagining your product for a world driven by AI and voice interfaces. Human experience isn’t a discipline: it’s a mindsetBy Adam TinworthHuman experience is in danger of become another buzzword, another piece of jargon. But it's not: it's a critical mindset for building better businesses and products. From UX and CX to HX: The Human ExperienceBy Martin ReckeWe, the users, are not only users. We might be customers, or the product being sold, but we definitely are human beings. We need to create a Digital RenaissanceBy Adam TinworthTowards a digital Renaissance If there’s one thing that defines humanity, it’s that we are the tool-makers and… Can the humanities put the humanity into digital humanism?By Adam TinworthFar from enhancing our public intellectual debate, the internet is increasingly limiting it. Are we missing something from the discussion around digital? What is Digital Humanism?By Martin ReckeThe early, 14th century humanists started a cultural revolution that peaked in the Renaissance era. Maybe it is time for a new cultural revolution, a new Renaissance. Or is it already happening? An Immersive Experience that doesn’t suckBy Martin ReckeLet's shift perspective to the user’s point of view and talk about immersive experience instead of vr, ar, or mixed reality. Can Germany crack the problem of regulating Facebook?By Adam TinworthAround the world, attention is turning to cracking down on the power of Facebook. But can gErman lead the way, without turning it into a tool of oppression? Digital sucks – but an out-of-control tech backlash is worseBy Adam TinworthMuch of the current backlash against the tech giants is deserved: but is it going too far? Are we blaming them for our own weaknesses? NEXT17 Summary #2: How to make digital betterBy Adam TinworthSo, digital sucks. How do we make it better? By pushing ourselves outside of our cosy cultural comfort zone, and learning from the edge of our societies… Designing a world we want to live inBy Martin ReckeProduct design has undergone several iterations over the past few decades. It’s time to move on and take the step to humanity-centred design. Algorithmic exploitation: traumatic videos aimed at kids are being hidden on YouTubeBy Adam TinworthYouTube Kids is safe for your children, right? Well, maybe not. As former NEXT speaker James Bridle discovered - there's a world of exploration out there, and algorithms are to blame. NEXT17 Summary #1: Where digital went wrongBy Adam TinworthFor two days in September, the digital world met in Hamburg and a single question was on our lips: where did we go wrong? Here are the answers we found… The wrists of #NEXT17By Adam TinworthNEXT17: a conference fill of great people, great insights, great discussion… and great wristbands…? NEXT17 in Tweets #2: Awesome AI, Virtuous Voice and Brilliant BlockchainBy Adam TinworthAs NEXT17's Day One continue, we explored the ubiquity of AI, the role of voice and the potential of blockchain. Here's how attendees reacted… Stéphanie Mitrano: 5 takeaways from NEXT17By Adam TinworthFrench innovation consultant Stéphanie Mitrano has blogged about the most important themes of NEXT17 for her. NEXT17 in Tweets #1: Music, Optimism and Pretzels…By Adam TinworthThis is the first in a series of posts, telling the story of NEXT17 through attendees’ tweets. Keep… Sometimes Walled Gardens Make the Web Suck; Let the Open Web ThriveBy Jon WestnedgeWe're all caught in an endless torrent of content. Can we find a way of bring people back to the open web to do that? NEXT17 Sponsor Taboola thinks so. Sebastian Deterding: Designing for the Good LifeBy Adam TinworthWe've built fantastic tools for productivity and work - and yet, we're more stressed and tired than ever. Could we be fetishising productivity, and do we need to design for something higher? How China is Changing Consumer Behaviour WorldwideBy Adam TinworthChina's real story isn't – yet – being told. China is not just a huge market - it's a huge engine of innovation that's coming our way. Samuel West: learning from innovation failureBy Adam TinworthWe fail at failure. Failure is where most innovation happens, and we miss it because we are afraid to admit to failure, and afraid to learn from it. Samuel West celebrates failure. James Williams: Distraction by design and the attention moral crisisBy Adam TinworthAttention is our most precious resource - and it’s being sucked away from us. We need a Freedom of Attention to match Freedom of Speech - says James Williams. A brief history of conversation (and what we can learn from it)By Adam TinworthConversation keeps evolving, as we invent new devices. And mobiles are changing it ever further. But what will happen as voice interfaces kick in? prev1…3456789…43next
