While UX is not rocket science and that is where also the problem lies. It gets complicated when spoken in one breath 'UX/UI'. There is a lot of confusion between the terms Design/UI/UX/UX-design/UX-research for people outside the domain. Here is a short write-up on the state of the industry.

When it comes to decision making, a user’s perception plays a pivotal role. However good your product/app/website has been designed; If the perception is not managed correctly, the entire effort is an absolute waste. This article has been triggered by Dr. Tim Holmes’ presentation as part of our D’IVE series. Dr. Holmes illustrated how the slightest change in visual design can become the difference between whether elements are being seen, understood and selected or not.

The Indian healthcare system has evolved significantly over the years, with the eradication of polio, reduction of infant mortality rate, and improvement in the overall delivery of medical services. While it is a fact that India has one of the lowest costs of healthcare services in the world, but good quality healthcare is still out of reach for the majority of the population.

Technology is democratising several aspects of our lives that were limited to a privileged few hitherto — from communication to quality education. Mobile phones have played a key role in the democratisation of the internet. Learn how the democratisation of social-impact has become everyone’s baton in this edition of Turian Tales and much more.

Blue Ocean strategy helps in defining the macro-direction of opportunities, but how do you identify and assess the various independent variables at play? Design Thinking provides the necessary logic for identification of the stakeholder needs and the necessary iterations for crafting a solution. From ‘empathy’ with users that Design Thinking hinges on, Blue Ocean Strategy helps shift the focus towards ‘non-users’ as well, to extract a winning proposition.

We are living in interesting times, as global pandemic makes digital technologies thrive on one hand and at the same time shifting the focus back to the human elements. In the midst of all this, TurianLabs completed five years, early April 2020. Read about the factors which have played a role in our journey and much more in our newsletter

As India lost plot of ‘Make in India’, even after China losing the ‘Factory of the World’ tag, focus on ‘design’ is a natural outcome. Design, and not ‘R&D’ alone, is the new trump card that can help India leap ahead. Apart from the external benefits, there are a host of internal reasons, why India must pick up the slogan ‘Design First’.

Takeaways from the D'IVE session on ‘Digital Transformation & Design Thinking’ – 25th May 2019

Organizations are devoting significant time, effort, and money to digitally transform. But, effort does not necessarily translate into benefit and we see many organizations continue to struggle on account of poor strategy & implementation. It is much more than implementing discrete technologies which has been the mandate of the software industry so far.