There is also a lot of ordinary (or worse) design tarted up by high production values, a lot of hype without substance. Overall, I’m afraid we’re not seeing the level of design awareness we should and need to be. Also the shelfware was surprisingly ordinary, that is well-produced but under-designed. designStill is. MORE >>

Well, it’s been a bit of a saga, but there are some new developments about my forthcoming: Designing mLearning: Tapping Into the Mobile Revolution for Organizational Performance. It’s the usual good news/bad news scenario, but only mildly. First, for the bad news.  The book, I’m now assured, will ship on 2 February.  MORE >>

So I hear it at a larger level: “why should we make learning more scenario-based&# , or “what is the empirical evidence about social learning in the organization&#.  This is a ‘ design-based research ‘ approach, and to continue you need to trial, evaluate, and refine. Tags: design strategy MORE >>

2010 IA Summit theme music generously provided by Bumper Tunes. What these names mean though is that the convergence of physical spaces and digital devices is shaping up a new scenario for the practice and discipline of IA. Or how users can do such unpredictable things with your designs? account: iTunes Del.icio.us Sort ? MORE >>

Jevon talks about the organizational design questions that need to be asked in building a social business, and Jon provides insights into the importance of employee engagement within the enterprise. Consider these scenarios, they say: An executive blogs about a recent downsizing, with good intentions of boosting morale. MORE >>