Rambling thoughts on models
I went down to Surrey on Friday for long walk and pub lunch with Neil Perkin. We’d originally planned to run a workshop about agile
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In moving house, I radically downsized my collection of books which I can highly recommend. I used to think I’d one day find a reason
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Who says fun is dangerous?
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Suddenly there’s another John Moore marketing blog. I realise I’m a bit of an addict for this, but this latest is not mine. It’s produced
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User enchantment
Kathy Sierra writes about enchanting users. She’s talking about user interfaces on software but the idea stretches further. The best user experiences are enchanting. They help the user enter an
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Authenticity: you can’t fake it
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