Adaptive Path News from February 2008

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February 22, 2008
UX Intensive: Minneapolis We’ve scheduled our next workshop series for June 16-19 in Minneapolis, MN. UX Intensive examines the four key elements that contribute to a successful interactive experience: Design Strategy, Design Research, Interaction Design and Information Architecture. Read more »

February 20, 2008
Subject to Change—New from O'Reilly In a world of instant gratification, 24-hour breaking news cycles, and an uncertain and constantly changing marketplace, creating successful new products and services presents new and formidable challenges. Subject to Change (O’Reilly, $29.99), written by four experts from Adaptive Path, a leading experience strategy and design company, offers clear guidelines and a breakthrough toolset for designing and testing new products and services that will succeed in today’s fickle, continuously fluctuating economy. Read more »

February 04, 2008
Adaptive Path's First Book Available for Pre-Order Four of our practitioners collaborated on a new book titled “Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an Uncertain World: Adaptive Path on Design”. Published by O’Reilly, it demonstrates how successful businesses can-and should-use customer experiences to inform and shape the product development process, from start to finish. You can pre-order it now from Amazon; estimated shipping is the end of this month. Read more »

February 02, 2008
Charmr in New York Times blog As our primary goal with Charmr was to generate enthusiasm for human-centered thinking and thus inspire broader change throughout the medical device and design industry, we’ve been glad to see the project getting some press.

Most recently, Charmr appeared in the NY Times online (1/14/08):

New York Times: Function Dysfunction
In her discussion of dysfunctional and unsustainable product design trends, Allison Arieff cites Charmr as an example of designers’ growing sense of conscience. Her article provoked over a hundred comments suggesting other products due for a rethink — rich fodder for innovation. Read more »

Upcoming Presentations
March 3 - 6: Dan Saffer will be presenting at ETech in San Diego.
March 5 - 7: Kim Lenox and Dan Harrelson will be presenting at MIX08 in Las Vegas.