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Think Smaller: 3 Examples of Human-Centric Innovation

Innovation. The word is overused and mostly invokes thoughts of big, sweeping changes on a grand scale. As in, BOOM:Innovation! I like to think smaller. Innovation is sometimes quieter, sneakier than all that. Maybe it’s a thought-provoking idea that leads us to a better way; a subtle point of breakage from the status quo that turns out […]

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Designing Cross-Cultural Digital Experiences: 2 of 6

In my last post I outlined a framework to improve cross cultural communication in the digital realm utilizing some of the concepts from the field of cultural anthropology.  In this installment, I will focus on the first construct that I discussed in my last post – cultural context. According to Edward Hall, the pioneer of this concept, […]

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Designing Cross-Cultural Digital Experiences: 3 of 6

The field of chronemics is another branch of cultural anthropology that can be applied to digital communication. It relates to the way we structure and use time. Chronemics is frequently defined as the study of the role of time in communication. As I mentioned in an earlier post, notions of time play a significant role in the […]

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Chatbots & Conversational Commerce Impact CX

 Customers want to connect with their favorite brands, and smart brands understand that customer engagement is key to building long-term customer satisfaction and loyalty. Good customer engagement builds an emotional connection between a customer and a brand, leading to increased frequency of purchases, higher average spending, and a much higher propensity to choose that brand […]

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