Как биткоины выручают страны, в которых не справляются или толком не работают национальные денежные знаки. Отличный рассказ QZ о криптовалютах в Венесуэле, Зимбабве и Южной Африке.

qz.com/1021155/bitcoin-is-being-taken-up-in-zimbabwe-nigeria-south-africa-and-venezuela-among-developing-countries/

Bitcoin is already playing a key role in the unsteady financial systems of some developing markets

Cryptocurrencies will in the near future become much more common as methods of payment for everything from online shopping to local supermarkets.

Анна Булдакова, которая ведёт канал No Flame No Game (t.me/proproduct) про продукты и продакт менеджмент, запустила ежемесячную рассылку. Подписывайтесь, оч клевые и канал, и рассылка.

No Flame No Game

Аня Булдакова, CEO Vektor AI, ex Product Lead в Facebook London, ex Intercom & Yandex Бот для поиска менторов - @nfng_bot Вакансии - @hireproproduct Книги и шаблоны - https://nfng.pro/

FastCompany провели обширный опрос 3 с лишним тысяч дизайнеров о состоянии дизайна бизнесовых продуктов - от корпоративных мессенджеров и такс трекеров до ERP и CRM. В результате выявили 7 ключевых UX трендов в этой области

www.fastcodesign.com/90131145/the-next-big-ux-revolution-is-quietly-taking-shape-at-work

The Next Big UX Revolution Is Quietly Taking Shape–At Work

UX is changing our jobs as we know them. Here are seven key takeaways from a new report on the state of enterprise software in 2017.

uxplanet.org/how-human-memory-works-tips-for-ux-designers-12b14071bdf9

How Human Memory Works: Tips for UX Designers.

One of the greatest information processors we deal with in our everyday life cannot be seen or touched. It cannot be bought or sold as well…

Дизайнер IDEO о 6 правилах, которые помогают дизайн-исследователям компании выявлять инсайты для создания продуктов, которые действительно нужны людям

www.ideou.com/blogs/inspiration/6-tips-from-ideo-designers-on-how-to-unlock-insightful-conversation

6 Tips from IDEO Designers on How to Unlock Insightful Conversation

Having recently joined IDEO, I was fascinated by the way design researchers can enter any situation, and instantly make people feel at ease. They can interview anyone, from wounded veterans to wedding planners, and encourage them to open up and share their unfiltered opinions. These genuine encounters are incredibly im

Ученые из университетов Калифорнии и Техаса выявили, что постоянное наличие смартфона в области непосредственной досягаемости снижает когнитивные способности человека. Похоже, неоднозначный подход "перед встречей складываем телефоны в кучку" получил научное обоснование.

www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/691462

InteractonDesign.org о Raymond Lowey, безумно плодовитом дизайнере и его подходе к дизайну продуктов, который он называл MAYA — "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable" — и о том, как думать о будущем, находясь все же в настоящем.

www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/design-for-the-future-but-balance-it-with-your-users-present

The MAYA Principle: Design for the Future, but Balance it with Your Users’ Present

Learn to design for the future, while balancing your design with your users’ present stage of skills and mindset. This is called the MAYA Principle and it’s the secret behind the industrial design of...

hbr.org/2016/06/resilience-is-about-how-you-recharge-not-how-you-endure?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure

After working hard for long hours and toughing it out, we at least expect success. However, more often than not, at the end of the day we are exhausted and still have a long list of tasks to complete. Why does this happen? According to the authors, working adults have a fundamental misunderstanding of what it means to be resilient. Yes, resilience involves working hard, but it also requires one to stop, recover, and then begin the hard work again. Recovery is key to maintaining good health, but also preventing lost productivity. To build resilience, you need to be willing to stop. This means spending some time away from your phone, eating lunch away from your desk, and actually using your vacation time.

И еще про историю с Крисом Сакка, и проблемами сексизма в тэк-индустрии

www.nytimes.com/2017/06/30/technology/women-entrepreneurs-speak-out-sexual-harassment.html

Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment

More than two dozen women in the tech start-up industry spoke to The New York Times about being sexually harassed by investors and mentors.

Еще про человеческое в tech. Крис Сакка, венчурный капиталист, который был замечен в домогательствах к стартаперам-женщинам, приносит по-человечески искренние извинения. Чтения на 10 минут. Очень любопытный тренд на "гуманизацию" в долине, которая печально известна своей бро-культурой, сексизмом и непропорционально большим количеством мужчин по отношению к женщинам в стартапах.

medium.com/@sacca/i-have-more-work-to-do-c775c5d56ca1

I Have More Work To Do.

Update:

Лендинг пейдж 2017 года — неунылый чатбот с гифками и Zapier-интеграциями.

landbot.io/

The Most Powerful No-Code Chatbot Builder | Landbot

Create conversational chatbots, conversational landing pages & websites, interactive surveys, lead generation bots & more. Intuitively. Without code.

Можно по-разному искать работу в области продакт дизайна. Например, перепридумать любимое, но фрустрирующее приложение. Так поступила Kelley Nguyen, выпускница UCLA. Получился офигенный кейс:

medium.freecodecamp.org/my-friends-and-i-hate-soundcloud-ios-so-much-i-redesigned-it-d3038cdd020b

My friends hate SoundCloud iOS so I redesigned it for them

What started out as a casual conversation with my friends turned into a serious exploration. This was partially because I love SoundCloud…

На злобу дня: как IDEO помогает Нью-Йорку быть готовым к наводнениям и ураганам.

www.fastcodesign.com/90131799/how-ideo-is-helping-homeowners-defend-themselves-in-the-climate-change-era

How Ideo Is Helping Homeowners Defend Themselves Against Climate Change

We’re living in an era of risk, and it isn’t always easy to know how to prepare.

Julie Zhuo (VP Product Design @ Facebook) о том, как люди определяют для себя понятие успеха и как к нему двигаться. Чудесный образец применения дизайн-мышления для личного/профессионального роста.

medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/how-to-define-success-5266e85b6cd0

How to Define Success

This was first published on my mailing list The Looking Glass. Every week, I answer a reader’s question.

Channel Rename: Ponchiknews: Design + Strategy

Facebook выпустил набор звуков для интерфейсного дизайна и прототипирования. Команда Facebook Design жжет последнее вермя, выпуская один полезный кит за другим.

facebook.design/soundkit

Sound kit for prototypes from Design at Meta

Download a collection of interaction sounds for prototypes.

Вот например, послушайте Luke Woods, Head of Design @ Facebook в недавнем эпизоде High Resolution

www.highresolution.design/new-gallery/

10. Luke Woods (Facebook) — High Resolution Podcast

Как скейлится Y Combinator

www.wired.com/story/y-combinator-has-gone-supernova/amp

Y Combinator Has Gone Supernova | Backchannel

Under Sam Altman, the famed incubator is now trying to make the whole world think like a startup.

Еще немного про десятилетие айфона и то, как он в историческом масштабе поменял жизнь совершенно невероятного количества людей.

www.asymco.com/2017/06/28/defining-the-21st-century/

Defining the 21st Century

The iPhone is the best selling product ever, making Apple perhaps the best business ever. Because of the iPhone, Apple has managed to survive to a relatively old age. Not only did it build a device…

Поросенок Петр воюет по всем фронтам. Кибератаки последних месяцев используют уязвимости старых версий Windows, которые часто используются в банковском и энергетическом секторах. NYT дает краткую сводку о крупной атаке, которая началась буквально вчера

www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/technology/global-ransomware-hack-what-we-know-and-dont-know.html?_r=0

Global Ransomware Attack: What We Know and Don’t Know

Researchers said the attack had originated in Ukraine, but then spread to at least 64 countries.

tlgspace"Symantec, a Silicon Valley cybersecurity firm, confirmed that the ransomware was infecting computers through at least one exploit, or vulnerability to computer systems, known as Eternal Blue.

Eternal Blue was leaked online last April by a mysterious group of hackers known as the Shadow Brokers, who have previously released hacking tools used by the National Security Agency. That vulnerability was used in May to spread the WannaCry ransomware, which affected hundreds of thousands of computers in more than 150 countries."

Еще отличный текст про пересечение стратегии и дизайна: о лидерстве в эпоху постоянных изменений

hbr.org/2014/12/leading-your-team-into-the-unknown

Leading Your Team into the Unknown

How great managers empower their organizations to innovate

На 99% Invisible классная короткая статья о том, как появился знак доллара ($)

99percentinvisible.org/article/monetary-design-mystery-nebulous-origins-americas-iconic-dollar-sign/

Monetary Design Mystery: The Nebulous Origins of America's Iconic Dollar Sign - 99% Invisible

Despite its historical importance and ubiquitous usage, the original meaning of the United States dollar sign ($ or ) remains a subject of debate. Various competing theories exist to explain the origin of this symbol, some tracing its lineage to long before the Revolutionary War. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the symbol as we now know it

The Atlantic о "синдроме высокомерия" — и том как мозг человека меняется, когда он наделяется все большей властью

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/07/power-causes-brain-damage/528711/

Power Causes Brain Damage

How leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise

IDEO о том, как они работают с изменением культуры в компаниях

hbr.org/2017/06/changing-company-culture-requires-a-movement-not-a-mandate

Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Culture is like the wind. It is invisible, yet its effect can be seen and felt. When it is blowing in your direction it makes for smooth sailing. When it is blowing against you, everything is more difficult. For organizations seeking to become more adaptive and innovative, culture change is often the most challenging part of the transformation. But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. It lives in the collective hearts and habits of people and their shared perception of “how things are done around here.” Culture change needs to happen through a movement, not a mandate. To create a movement in your organization, start by framing the issue in terms that stir emotion and incite action; then mobilize more supporters by demonstrating quick wins. Broadcast these wins to an even wider audience by leveraging employees’ social networks, and using symbolism and pockets of innovation to keep momentum going. It’s important to start with actions, not new mission statements or company structures, because…

Josh Elman из Grelock Partners рассказывает про главную метрику продуктов — "как много людей на самом деле используют ваш продукт". И заодно показывает, как решать ключевые проблемы, связанные с этой метрикой.

news.greylock.com/the-only-metric-that-matters-now-with-fancy-slides-232474cf414c

The Only Metric That Matters — Now With Fancy Slides!

How to measure if your product is working and growing

Бывшие вице-призеденты Apple рассказывают любопытные истории о том, как 10 лет назад делали первый iPhone.

www.wsj.com/video/how-the-iphone-was-born-inside-stories-of-missteps-and-triumphs/302CFE23-392D-4020-B1BD-B4B9CEF7D9A8.html

How the iPhone Was Born: Inside Stories of Missteps and Triumphs

On the iPhone’s 10th birthday in 2017, former Apple executives Scott Forstall, Tony Fadell and Greg Christie recounted the arduous process of turning Steve Jobs’s vision into one of the best-selling products ever made.

Topp Brocales рассказывает про совой опыт Adobe Creative Jam medium.com/@toppbrocales/behind-the-jam-f5f6fa708687

Behind the Jam

One theme. Three hours to design. Ninety seconds to present.

Новые VR камеры Гугла на подходе > www.theverge.com/2017/6/22/15854308/google-youtube-vr180-video-camera-lenovo

Google is launching a new line of cameras for 180-degree VR video

Google is launching a new, more limited cinematic VR format that it hopes will be almost as accessible as regular YouTube videos. It’s called VR180, a collaboration between YouTube and Google’s...

Как использовать Conversational Interfaces? Например, имитировать «бывшую»: t.me/yourexgirlfriend и «бывшего»: t.me/helloitsyourex

NYT про кибератаки последних месяцев. На этот раз утверждают, что хакеры воспользовались софтом NSA, который кто-то сливает начиная с апреля. www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/technology/ransomware-attack-nsa-cyberweapons.html

A Cyberattack ‘the World Isn’t Ready For’

In May, a so-called ransomware attack hit computers in over 150 countries. But two weeks earlier, one security expert found something a lot worse.

Цукерберг поменял миссию компании. Было "to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected", стало "to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together".

money.cnn.com/2017/06/22/technology/facebook-zuckerberg-interview/index.html

Mark Zuckerberg explains why he just changed Facebook's mission

Mark Zuckerberg explains why Facebook is moving on from just friendships to community building.