UX and application design

Kalanick's departure is the fare for Uber's car crash of a toxic culture This article is sponsored by:

Travis Kalanick has quit as CEO of Uber, an enforced decision that is the result of the firm's toxic culture. It's time for the firm to grow up and fast.

Adobe shows how to transition to the cloud This article is sponsored by:

Adobe's decision to go subscription-only was a gamble a few years ago, but it's paid off in spades.

Design for strategy, not features - structuring UX design teams around customer experiences This article is sponsored by:

Designing for strategic impact sounds good. Designing for customer experience - even better. But how? At Enterprise UX 2017, Peter Merholz got realistic with some practical ways of structuring design teams.

Can we get beyond incremental innovation with design? - Enterprise UX views with Sam Yen This article is sponsored by:

Design as a way to transform the enterprise? It's a heady concept, one that got plenty of play at Enterprise UX 2017. My chat with Sam Yen of SAP explains the reasoning - and raises new questions.

Accenture Digital CEO - ‘Fix the back-end, be open and eradicate your silos’ This article is sponsored by:

Mike Sutcliff and Accenture Digital believe that companies that are just applying digital tools to the old ways of working are getting it wrong.

Designing for policy change - Ariel Kennan on applying design to New York City's homeless problem This article is sponsored by:

Changing the plight of the homeless through design? It sounds fanciful. But in a memorable talk at Enterprise UX 2017, Ariel Kennan of the New York City Mayor's Office shared what her team has accomplished - and the challenges ahead.

Visa CEO on a digital payments future - enemies, frenemies, Uber and Amazon This article is sponsored by:

In the first of a two part look at the digital payments market, Visa CEO Alfred Kelly paints a picture of a future built around increased security, higher e-commerce conversion and a wider partner ecosystem.

Tact CEO Chuck Ganapathi on the transition to conversational apps This article is sponsored by:

An interview with Tact CEO Chuck Ganapathi on how the transition to AI-powered conversational apps will transform the enterprise apps landscape

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Don't think about IoT without UX design - a chat with Infiswift This article is sponsored by:

UX for IoT raises some tricky questions. When we're designing for the Internet of Things, are we going for automation and eliminating a human UI entirely? And how do we account for the range of devices and industries? Those are some of the questions I got into with the IoT team from Infiswift.

Extending on a SaaS platform - how Cumulus Consulting builds apps on Plex This article is sponsored by:

I'm always on the lookout at cloud ERP shows for partners building apps and extending SaaS solutions. At PowerPlex 2017, I found a dandy. Here's how Cumulus Consulting is blazing an apps trail on Plex, and how it makes a difference for their customers.

A tale of two HPs - HP Inc progress report This article is sponsored by:

HPI is clearly benefiting from its independence and ability to ‘stick to the knitting’ of its core businesses, even though there are issues that need addressing.

Connectivity in bloom at Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid This article is sponsored by:

A new app helps visitors make the most of their day out at the Garden, boosted by beacons that guide them around some of its popular beauty spots.

OK Google, Alexa, what can artificial intelligence do for the enterprise? This article is sponsored by:

Artificial intelligence in the enterprise is much more than voice controlled gadgets. Business AI must be smart, writes Deskera founder and CEO Shashank Dixit

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