Adam Zeiner
@dezein
a persistently curious generalist (parading as a strategic designer, facilitator, and organizer) attempting to wrangle complexity
Adam Zeiner
dezein.info
If the goal is to bend the curves, we need to know where to start. To this end, we identified three realms of leverage that can be taken as starting points – reconnecting people with nature, restructuring institutions, and rethinking how different types of knowledge should be brought to bear for the pursuit of sustainability.
Ideas for Sustainability • Now published: Leverage Points for Sustainability Transformation
Mental Models and
Existing data rarely tells the story the design leaders need to tell. These metrics measure, at best, outputs
These UX metrics show activity in the design. They may occasionally show improvements in a few business metrics such as sales revenues or onboarding rates. However, the metrics won’t likely show if an improved design actually makes a
... See moreJared Spool • Your Necessary First Step to Creating Powerful UX Metrics
Embedding design thinking, methods, and tools from the outset of ecosystem development will help companies produce integrated ecosystem offerings that delight customers, stave off threats, and create new sources of value.
Istvan Rab • A design-led approach to embracing an ecosystem strategy
“Rethinking Users” authors Michael Youngblood and Ben Chesluk alongside illustrator Nadeem Haidary redefine “users” to design for an ecosystem.
Stevie Watts • From 1:1 to 1:Many—Humans, Artefacts, & Ecosystems Thinking
1. Alignment & common language
Board of Innovation • Healthcare ecosystem mapping: A first step to shape your market
Creative and Strategic Leadership in Design Orgs—Super-Senior ICs and the Shadow Strategy Team (3rd in a series on Emerging Shape of Design Orgs), Peter Merholz
Peter Merholzpetermerholz.com
Identifying UX metrics that tell the team’s story; that are mapped directly to what happens when we deliver well-designed products and services