You’ve scheduled a video conferencing call with 3 individuals from your client’s team, based in different locations around the world. It’s time for the call, and you join in. Suddenly, there is a barrage of notifications. Your phone rings – one person’s phoned to tell you that you’d shared a desktop link, and they couldn’t … Read more
Do you ever wonder? In the era where the democratization of content is the norm, TikTok rose to the top by flipping the script and taking the power of choice away from its users. But it’s not. Instead of giving users the freedom to explore and discover content, TikTok curates a selection of the most … Read more
My deep-set mistrust of all kinds of status indicators stemmed from the washing machine timer. How does one explain a normal cycle that’s supposed to take 40 minutes and is still spinning, even 60 minutes later? What level of Inception-style sorcery are these machines trying to pull off? It’s true, status indicators are tricky business. … Read more
Well, what can one say about a year that was bookended by perhaps the two most contradictory events that captivated most of the world? We’d barely stepped into the year and on came a phenomenon that had the world and its grandma hooked, only to have ended it with the dramatic downfall of a rather … Read more
Taylor Swift’s latest album, Midnights, topped the charts worldwide. When she announced her upcoming tour in 2023, after five years, millions of fans blocked their days out to see her perform, arranged travel in distant areas, and maybe signed up for credit cards to get the said presale codes. All this is for a chance … Read more
In a noteworthy revelation, a McKinsey study unveils the healthcare AI world as a playground for the “big shots.” With venture capital (VC) funding soaring to a staggering $8.5 billion, it seems the private sector is keeping the pulse of this AI revolution. Brace yourself for a star-studded affair, featuring big tech giants, startups, pharmaceutical … Read more
Alan Cooper, in his seminal book ‘The Inmates Are Running the Asylum’ wrote, “Change is impossible until senior business executives realize that software problems are not technical issues, but are significant business issues”. That was in the year 1999. Enterprise businesses have come a long way ever since. Today, leaders face the challenge of designing … Read more
Picture this: You have been hearing a lot about the dysfunctionality of your system’s filters. You know they are not working for your users. But fixing them across the products will be costly and time-consuming. Meanwhile, you’re working on a new feature that is strategically more important to your business. So you make an exception … Read more
What do you do when you enter a hotel room for the first time? You find the card key slot to switch on the lights, then get inside, place your bag, and do a quick scan of the room to see what’s where. What you don’t do is jump right into the shower or immediately … Read more
“Ugh, Monday’s here already!”“I just can’t wait for this project to end and finally take a break.”“I’m tired of being tired all the time.” It’s startling how often we hear these things being said all around us but are too immersed in a whirlpool of our own tasks and to-dos to even notice. Sure, we’re … Read more