Christopher Grant Black Founder & Managing Partner at New Order Design Studio S.L. UK, France, Spain Lydia Samsonowa Owner & Creative Director BENTEN8, UX-Consultancy Russia, France, Germany Aleksandra Shalakitskaia R&D manager at SAMSONOWA & Partners Prepared and conducted the interview Russia, Austria, UK [...]
People tell stories from ancient times, using different tools. At first there were drawings on stones, then words, intonations, and gestures appeared. Stories are everywhere: we tell them to our friends, read them in books, watch them in movies. We love stories, we remember them, and we want to share them with others. Today [...]
Blank The further we look into the future, the more difficult it is to predict it and prepare for it. But its uncertainty and variability are what makes it so interesting for us. Which technologies will become popular? Which industries will continue to develop, and which will completely transform? How do [...]
Blank The “learn first then work” approach is long gone. Companies now understand that investment in employee training pays off in the long run. Why is corporate training becoming a business priority? What modern educational tools and approaches are used in the international market? How to create an environment where learning [...]
Blank Nowadays, probably every company has heard about innovations and has tried to introduce them. Innovations have become a huge part of our lives. However, with constant development even innovative ideas and approaches become obsolete. Therefore, we need to develop approaches to working with innovations, developing and implementing them. We should [...]
Blank The community of innovators widely accepted three principles of creating a successful product: user orientation, prototype testing and agile development. The methodologies of design thinking and lean startup brought these approaches up to the level of the “industry standard”. Today, every product team is involved in close interaction with users during the [...]
Blank How can technologies be used not only in business, but also for interaction between the state and its citizens? Сivic tech concept can help city authorities better understand citizens’ needs and solve their local problems. Government and society Nowadays, when technologies are widespread, authorities are starting to use them to [...]
Blank It is widely known that design thinking methodology helps to create solutions that meet user needs. From the practical experience SAMSONOWA & Partners knows about the advantages of design thinking and claims that the approach is universal. In order to convince our readers, we want to share one extreme case: how [...]
The creation and development of a new product is a long and expensive process that involves many risks and uncertainties. Many companies use the Stage-Gate model as a tool to manage and coordinate this chaotic process. Blank What is the Stage-Gate Model? This approach emerged in the mid-20th [...]
Today, many people have heard about Artificial Intelligence. However, only a few know about Affective Computing or Emotion Artificial Intelligence. What does this concept mean, how does it work and why is it important for each of us? Let 's figure it out together. Blank Emotion Artificial Intelligence [...]
