Contrast works like the pendulum in a clock: to go one way, the pendulum has to first go the other. Each side provides momentum for the other side.
Popular conference speaker and writer who worked in TV, radio and magazines and as Tearfund’s Head of Global Brand and Communication.
Loading...Companies that encourage collaboration and communication benefit from enhanced peer-to-peer learning and a greater flow of ideas.
A British designer, artist, and entrepreneur. Advised companies such as Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and Coca Cola.
Loading...Stories can act as vessels, carriers that help transmit information to others. In other words, stories carry things, a lesson or moral, information or a take-home message. No wonder that people tell stories for the same reasons they share word of mouth. Some narratives are about social currency, some are driven by emotions or retold for their practical value.
A professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on word of mouth, viral marketing, social influence, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on.
Loading...While it’s true there’s no collective without the individual contribution of every member, we forget that the individual needs the collective just as much.
A British designer, artist, and entrepreneur. Advised companies such as Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and Coca Cola.
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Popular conference speaker and writer who worked in TV, radio and magazines and as Tearfund’s Head of Global Brand and Communication.
Loading...Stories are an important source of cultural learning that help us make sense of the world. At a high level, this learning can be about the rules and standards of a group or society. How should a good employee behave? What does it mean to be a moral person? Or on a more basic level: who’s a good mechanic who won’t overcharge?
Source: Contagious: Why Things Catch On (Book) by
Loading...Sometimes, it’s necessary to develop new language to express what we’re trying to achieve. How else could a designer communicate a vision to their team or to investors if the technology doesn’t exist yet?
A British designer, artist, and entrepreneur. Advised companies such as Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and Coca Cola.
Loading...Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating.
An American researcher, professor, and author (The Design of Everyday Things). As Apple’s User Experience Architect (90's), he became the first person to have UX in his job title.
Loading...People don’t think in terms of information. They think in terms of narratives. But while they focus on the story itself, information comes along for the ride. Stories, then, can act as vessels, carriers that help transmit information to others.
A professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. An expert on word of mouth, viral marketing, social influence, and how products, ideas, and behaviors catch on.
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Never mistake legibility for communication. Just because something is legible doesn’t mean it communicates. More importantly, it doesn’t mean it communicates the right thing.
An American graphic designer and surfer, best known for his innovative magazine design (Ray Gun), and use of experimental typography.
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