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6 User-Centered Design Guidelines To Thrill Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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Do you really need an accountant?

Berkonomics

Accountants are trained, certified and usually quite experienced in financial analysis, both creating and reviewing data. Bookkeepers are often trained on the job although sometimes more formally and handle the physical work of accounting for the transactions. First, let’s be sure we define our terms. Why bother with this ?

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Dassault Systemes Pilots New 3D Design Fellowship At UC Irvine

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Foundation , the nonprofit arm of aerospace giant Dassault Systemes, said that it is launching a new pilot program this summer at the University of California, Irvine's Samueli School of Engineering, which will teach community college students the skills behind 3-D design.

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Applying Design Methodologies to Business Problems

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 -- Applying Design Methodologies to Business Problems. Design is primarily a problem-solving discipline. Designers are trained to find elegant and efficient solutions that generate desire for their products. General Assembly LA.

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How to Make Employee Training Count

Startup Professionals Musings

When most people think of training , the first thing that comes to mind is a mandatory meeting in a stuffy conference room with a boring instructor walking through poorly designed slides. The first step is to acknowledge the problem with typical instructor-led training: "Mandatory" doesn't mean motivational.

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Accounting: What kind of bean counter do you need?

Berkonomics

Accountants are trained, certified and usually quite experienced in financial analysis, both creating and reviewing data. Bookkeepers are often trained on the job although sometimes more formally and handle the physical work of accounting for the transactions. Why bother with this? The lesson here is twofold.

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6 Principles For Creating Great Customer Experiences

Startup Professionals Musings

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In the classic book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Make user-centered design processes iterative.

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