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The $500K Question: Why We Stopped Being “Just” a Design Agency 20 Years Ago

Last week, a Fortune 500 CTO told me something that didn’t surprise me: “We just fired our third design agency this year. Beautiful…

6d ago

The $500K Question: Why We Stopped Being “Just” a Design Agency 20 Years Ago

6d ago

The AI Competence Mirage

I’m coining a new term: “AI Competence Mirage” which feeds into my 3 scales of — AI Proficiency Illusion, The AI Expertise Gap and AI…

Aug 27

The AI Competence Mirage

Aug 27

AI Agents Transforming Design and Development Workflows

Google’s recent unveiling of 5 groundbreaking AI agents for developers signals a major shift toward autonomous development tooling, but the…

Aug 25

AI Agents Transforming Design and Development Workflows

Aug 25

Future-Proof Your Career in the AI Era: Insights from the Make an Impact Podcast

In a world where AI is reshaping everything from how we work to how we learn, one question looms large: How do we prepare for a future…

Aug 6

Future-Proof Your Career in the AI Era: Insights from the Make an Impact Podcast

Aug 6

Is AI in a Bubble? Parallels to the Dot-Com Crash and Strategies to Survive the Hype

In the latest episode of the Make an IIIMPACT Podcast, I, your host Makoto Kern, and co-host Brynley Evans (we are part of the AI and…

Aug 6

Is AI in a Bubble? Parallels to the Dot-Com Crash and Strategies to Survive the Hype

Aug 6

From Broken Glasses to Building Better Software: My Journey to IIIMPACT…and my “Why”

From Broken Glasses to Building Better Software: My Journey to IIIMPACT

Jun 9

From Broken Glasses to Building Better Software: My Journey to IIIMPACT…and my “Why”

Jun 9

I genuinely hope robotaxis and self-driving technology become a reality, as their potential to…

Having lived and driven in major cities across the US and Europe, I’ve seen firsthand how the rise in accidents—often caused by distracted…

Sep 25, 2024

Sep 25, 2024

Unraveling the Dilemma: When UX Leadership Misses the Mark

Imagine a scenario: You’re at the helm of a burgeoning software company. The board, eyeing a lucrative exit, decides that to attract the…

Feb 29, 2024

Unraveling the Dilemma: When UX Leadership Misses the Mark

Feb 29, 2024

Top 10 actions C-suite executives need to follow to effectively launch new software products (from…

The introduction of a new software product is an exciting time for any business. However, it is not simply a matter of ‘if you build it…

Feb 2, 2023

Top 10 actions C-suite executives need to follow to effectively launch new software products (from…

Feb 2, 2023

The 8 Do’s and Don’ts For Companies To Develop An Effective User Experience (UX) Process

DO…

Jan 26, 2023

The 8 Do’s and Don’ts For Companies To Develop An Effective User Experience (UX) Process

Jan 26, 2023

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